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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-09-01, Page 1ll9th ' lj.,€ar - No. 34 Chief engineer at Dominion Road Machinery Co. Ltd., for 20 years S. C. (Sam) Anderson is retiring. Assistant chief engineer Peter 'Collier, who has been with the company three years, has been appointed to"replace Mr. Anderson. Mr. Collier, a graduate of Queen's University, Kingston, was formerly with the Cock- shutt Farm Machinery Co. Ltd. in Brantford. A dinner was held at the Maitland Country Club Aug. 7,$AM-a4NDERRSO 25 to honor Mr. Anderson. It was attended by 30 staff mem- bers and their wives, and among the speakers was John K. Sully, president of Domin- ion Road Machinery. Mr. Anderson was born in Belfast, Ireland. He served with British forces in France in the First World War and graduated 'from the University of London with an, engineer- ing degree. During the 1920s, Mr. An- derson worked in the develop- ment of oil fields in Persia, and later . with British com- panies building diesel en- gines and heavy construction equipment. He came to Canada in 1929 and married the former Mer - THe GQDERiCii SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, SEPT,1;1966 The CNR rail yard at Goderidf is deserted other than for nine flatcars with Dominion Road Machinery graders ready for export. Inset is sign on.•doors at CNR station. Strikea sEffect Light Impact on local industry as yet is light, but may become serious if strike continues several weeks. PETER COLLIER riam Smith of London, 'Ont. Their daughter Catherine was married last month. Mt. Anderson is active in the work of St. George's An- glican Church. His interests include reading and garden- ing- He was particularly ab- sorbed in helping and en- couraging young persons in this area to enter university and make careers in engineer- ing. Both Mr. and Mrs. Anderson for manyyears were active in organizing old time square dances. , Best" `wishes for years of health and happiness were expressed to the Andersons at last week's dinner. alts SomeShippin The nation-wide 'railway strike has not yet had a serious effect on Goderich industries. - Shipp.ing crews were reduc- ed at the Sifto Salt (mine) Division of Domtar Chemicals Ltd.i, yesterday, but manager Gordon Muir said this affected only five men. He said salt shipments to chemical companies by rail have stopped. However, ship- ment by boat and truck con- tinues. Ship by Truck A. P. Boutilier, manager at Sifto Salt evaporator, said the strike effect is 'not expected to be felt there for two or three weeks or until a truck shortage develops. Most shipments this. 'sum= mer have been by truck, Mr. Boutilier said. Dominion Road Machinery Co. Ltd., has 12 graders—nine on railway -flatcars—awaiting shipment to countries outside Canada, reports president John K. Sully. He said current production is more Than 50 per -cent for the export market., "Until these are on the boat we don't get paid," he said. Mr. Sully estimated it would be 10 days to two weeks be- fore any serious consideration would have to be given to curtailing production.' No Effect - Neither Goderich Elevator and Transit Co. Ltd., nor .Up- per Lakes Shipping Ltd. have been affected. Both h\11 done •a small amount of grain ex- port by rail prior to the strike. Goderich Manufacturing Co. Ltd. does not • expect to be seriously affected • other than shipment of lumber to the plant. One rail car was stop- ped at Port Huron and loaded on a truck for shipment to Goderich. Shipment from the plant is mostly by truck , Dearborn Steel Tubing Co. (Canada) Ltd. has not been bothered by the strike. W. A. Sheaffer Pen Co. of Canada Ltd. is finding ship- ping a "bit more difficult," said president E. C. Everett. Shipping arrangements• are.be- ing made by truck. . Construction at Goderich's $900,000 sewage treatment plant has not been affected. B. M. Ross, consulting engi- neer on the project, said.' equipment coming from seven different suppliers might be delayed. Retail business in Goderich has been affected to some small extent on rail shipments of large items. Huron Bar Hears Plan egal Aid Explaine Attorney -General Wlshart's new legal aid plan for On- tario was explained to the members of the Huron Bar Association at Maitland Coun- try Club yesterday. Andrew M. Lawson, director of legal aid for Ontario, said he will recommend that Huron County be an admini- strative area in the legal aid plan. Mr. Lawson asked the dan Huron Bar to recommen area director from its mem- bership. The plan, effective at the end of the year, provides legal aid in • two manners. Every magistrate's court in Ontario wilrbe staffed by'a duty coun- sel to give on -the -spot assis- ance to accused persons. The duty lawyer will speak for remand or bail and on guilty plea aid with sentence. Secondly, once an accused is on remand, he can apply for a legal' aid certificate to enable him to select a lawyer to represent him. The lawyer will receive 75 per cent of his New Fire Siren Set Atop Town A new fire siren, erected on° the roof of the town hall Friday, was given a test whirl the same evening.. The new siren replaces one that was used at Sky Harbor during the Second World War. Cost of the new fire signal was about $1.100 which in- cluded conversion and in- stallation. Tax' on the siren was $94.38 to the federal gov- ernment and $42.90 to the provincial treasury. • The old ,siren, a horizontal type, had been giving mechan- ical problems. It froze and burned out twice last winter. it was a five horsepovi'er siren. The new one is 71/: hp. which is expected to pro - 1'1 all vide a better range of audibil- ity. LEGION PITCHERS 4, Two Goderich men pitched "a lot of shoes" on Saturday to win the District C doubles horseshoe championship of the Royal Canadian Legion at St. Clements. Roy Kingsley, 34 Albert St., and Jack Boa, -129 Toronto St., ,will now compete in the Legion's provincial competi- tion at Woodbridge on Sept. 24. In 12. games the Goderich duo came out ahead off 40 other teams in the St. Clem- ents' pitching. -customary fee from the gov- ernment. The certificate . will be granted through the Ontario welfare office. No means test will be required, but a needs -test will determine the pro- portionate .payment -by the in- dividual and the govern - ment. Mr. Lawson said some per- sons will pay nothing while others may be able to pay substantial amounts of their regal costs. He said a criminal record will be no bar to obtaining legal aid. wo-Day Carnival Said 'Bigg Last weekend's penny car- nival at Judith Gooderham Memorial Park was "the big- gest yet" reports Wayne Hor- ner, director at thepark. He estimated that 3,000 children flocked to the park during ' the -two-day carnival. Gross receipts were $280, but expenses ran to about $138. "That's a lot of slugging at a penny a shot," said Mr. Horner. • The profit is put into the general recreation fund for operation of the pool and playground. "It was the first time for a two-day show," said Mr. Horner. "It was only sup- posed to be one day,` bi.it we got it set up and it looked Cyclist Killed Beth Bryant, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bryant of Stratford, was killed Tues- day evening when struck by a car as she rode her bicycle along a. county road 21/, miles east of Blyth. The Bryants had moved to Stratford from a Hullett Township farm a month ago, and were visiting- for the day. Driver of the rar was identified as Gordon Bosman, R.R. 1, Belgrave. est Yet" so good we decided to go for two days." Most of the prizes, the . two boats used an the swimming pool and the pony were don-. ated. Other attractions in- - eluded bingo, ring tosses,, darts and similar games. Horner said the play- ' ground and ' pool instructors 'worked many hours beyond what they are nonma'lly re- quired. Appoint Doctor Huron County council has been advised by the depart- ment of health and welfare that they have been success- ful in finding a Medical Officer of Health to replace Dr. R. M. Aldis, who left Huron last month to assume a similar job in Perth County. Clerk -Treasurer John Berry said that the new MOH is ex- pected to assume his* duties on Novena'berj. His name is Dr. Gerard P. A. Evans, and he is presently a general practitioner in Eng- land. A native of Scotland, he was formerly in the field of public health. Dr. N. C. Jackson, Goderich, will continue in his position as acting MOH until Dr. Evans arrives in Canada. SINGLE -COPIES 12 w - uron Curtails erry By R. S. Atkey Huron Codnty's emergency measures -program, as now established, will be drastical- ly curtailed with the county clerk -treasurer as acting co- ordinator at an honorarium of $50 per month. W. S. Forbes, the EMO co- ordinator, has been relieved of his duties with his salary continuing until Sept. 30. Direct action along this line was taken by Huron County Council at a special, session in the Court House, Goderrch, Tuesday evening, when a re- corded division of 32-6 sup- ported the ,recommendations of emergency measures com- mittee under the chairman, George Wonch, deputy reeve of Clinton, "Contrary to what has ap- peared in the press, there never was a secrdt rej ort," he declared. Everything . the committee decided is in the recommendations submitted in this report. All newspapermen and county councillors know that the contents of any meet- ing'.should be held confiden- tial," Mr. Wonch said. Mr. Wonch said the public was -'not interested in -Faro and if -interested, would not take . part, leaving it all to elected officials. Some think the problem might be because of geographical location. "The biggest beef from To- ron is that Mr. Forbes (the coordinator)'has not produc- ed• an over-all plan for the county . There are two sides to the story. Toronto is not altogether satisfied with us, but- I 'am' not altogether satisfied with Toronto." 'Quite possibly, Mr. Forbes has tried hard. His exuber- ance perhaps stepped` on a few toes." Duff Thompson, reeve of Clinton, inquired if mutual fire aid and auxiliary police would be continued under the present proposal. Mr. Berry said it could. Thomas Leiper, reeve of Hullett, asked if funds would be 'available under the pro -,- posed plan. Mr. Berry replied that they would be as long as the .plan received grants in the, ordinary way. Clarence E. Boyle, reeve of Exeter, 'said he thought ' our exercises came out very well. Discuss School In Forbes' Post "I don't think Toronto knows what it wants. I would like to see the plan and also the reasons for rejeeting it. "They came. up and sold this plan to us back in 1962," James. Hayter, reeve of Ste- phen Township, said. "Let them tell us where we are going wrong. If we haven't got the right man let them tell us. If there as .a disaster to- morrow we would be held responsible if there was no organization. Mr. Wonch stated.that:N. W. Timmerman,' d i r e c t o r, EMO, said that Mr. Forbes had not co-operated with Toronto and he felt he never would, Mr. Wonch poinied out. Mr. Hayter agreed but felt Toronto had "sold us this EMO." "Big army men came up here with flashing uni- forms to get us to go into it." Continuing Mr. Hayter com- mented: "They said we haven't a plan;. I'm sure they haven't got one." Mr. Boyle declared that "the whole thing boils down to One fact; a clash of personali- ties between Timmerman and 5. Forbest He says, 'this guy Forbes, I don't ,like him and I won't buy .anything he wants.' I have a lot of respect for For1es and the work' he has put into this job of co- ordinator. The clerk -treasur- er should write and find out what other counties think, Perhaps, we could get a chane in the hierarchy." Elgin Thompson, reeve of Tuckersmith, had the final word in the debate: "I,don't think a plan is necessary in a place like Huron County." Key Bruin Sidelined oak InjuresAnkle The 1966-67 season hopes of the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League suf- fered a setback last Thursday when key defenceman Gary Doak broke a small, bone in his -right ankle while roller skating at Goderich Memorial Gary, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Doak, 154 Park St., is expected to have the injured limb in a cast for at least eight weeks. He had been one of the big hopes of the Bruins for a. climb from the league cellar where the club finished last season. Gary played on the Power play during the latter half of the season. Mrs. Doak said her son had been roller skating regularly as a conditioningmeasure in preparation for reporting to #hey`°B'rilin ntr lialfig,:camp:, London, Sept. 16. - "I have talked to both Hap Emms and Milt Schmidt and they are both very disappoint- ed;" said Mrs. Doak. "Gary is not very happy about it either." • She said Gary does not ex- pect to get into action tri' the early part of the season. but the worst that might happen is that he would be sent down to one of the Bruins' . farm clubs. The accident,happened shortly after fdilyistarted l-:: ler skating. He, fell on a quick turn and belietred at first that, he had merely sprained •his ankle. - X-rays of the injury have been forwarded to Boston for further inspection by team physicians. Scholarship Gives Four Years Tuition A scholarship to commemo- rate 100 years of Canadian confederation is being offered to the best "all-around" Grade 13 graduate of Gode- rich District Collegiate ,. In- stitute next year. Sponsored by Dominion —Road Machinery Co. Ltd., the scholarship is open to all students planning to attend a Canadian university in the'fall 'of 1967. The company has agreed to pay tuition fees of the winner for four consecutive years pro• - By R. S. Atkey Huron County Council unan- imously adopted a proposal concerning CFB Centralia, Tuesday. The motion read: "That .the agriculture and• reforestation committee of county council, in co-operation with the agriculture commit- tees of neighbouring counties, investigate the poisibilities'of establishing educational, test- ing and research facilities to serve the local and provincial needs of agriculture, and that the, committee should ap- approach the federal and pro- vincial governments for finan- cial and general aid." Ernest. Talbot, committee chairman, said he would pro- ceed immediately to call a meeting of the agriculture committees of the neighbour- ing counties, to have an in- formal discussion on the pro- posal as submitted at the meeting in ,Hensall last week. The report -pointed out that with the closing of the Cana- dian Forces Base at -Centralia, the economy, of the entire county will he affected -in some manner. Jim Hayter, reeve of Ste- phen, •-commented that import of bean seed from the United States was being rut off and we Auld have to produce , our own. Probably some of the buildings at Centralia. could be utilized. There would be 300 acres of land available for carrying on experiments. Wilmer Hardy, Colborne, asked about the physical as- pects of the base. The clerk - treasurer gave a few facts: 630 acres over-all; 320 acres unoccupied; 362 houses on the site; 75 buildings alto- gether. r . vided passing marks are at- tained in a degree course.;, " The company emphasized that the award would be for the Centennial year only. "The name of the winning student candidate - for this . scholarship will be announced in May, 1967, and will be chosen by the unanimous de- -,eision of the scholarship board - composed of the principal and: - heads of the departments of the Goderich District Collegi- ate Institute," said a company , announcement. Eligible candidate must ac- quire eight- Grade 13 credits and an average of 70 per cent and "will be judged on active participation in school and extra- curricular activities which indicate a desirable social attitude and .potential leadership . as well as - by academic standing." The company also donates ``'Champion" and "DRMCO" scholarships which are avail- able to children of its em- ployees. Portraits of the . Past Search For Models :starts Five communities in Huron 'County will start looking soon for 37 women and two little girls to .fit styles of the past century. ' These 39 persons will be models for the centennial fashion shows which will come to Huron „next May. Mrs.. D. D. Mooney. 85 North street, Goderich, co-ordinator for women's centennial activ- ities in Huron, said the spon- soring organization in Neach town will 'be'r given a list Vof costume sizes and have to find models to fit them. The costumes are supplied by the Centennial Planning Branch in Toronto. Mrs. Mo-' oney said most of the cost- umes are size 16, and two are for, eight-year-old girls. One For One She said in most fashion shows one model wears sev- eral items: In this show there -is one model for each costume. The dresses arrive in a van accompanied by a woman fitter. The script for the com- mentator is also supplied. Dates for the fashion shows and sponsor are Exeter, May Radar Anniversary PIann:n Continues Planning is continuing for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of military radar., training in Canada at CFB Clinton. Defence Minister Hellyer, accompanied by Air Vice -Mar- shall R. C. Stovel, Commander • of Training Command, will yak the base Sept. 15. Wing Cmdr. L. J. Lomas. chairman of the 25th anniver- .t GODERICH PICTURED About .18 of 20 pictures on display at the Ontario Depart- ment of Labor exhibit in the Ontario, Building at the Cana- dian National Exhibition in Toronto show scenes of Gode- rich businesses and industries. The display was arranged by former Goderich mayor.Ernie Fisher, now artw'information officer with the department. sary committee°, said Mr. Hellyer will arrive on- the base parade square at 3 p.m. by helicopter from London. If bad weather interferes the minister will drive from London. He will inspect the guard of honor and the base band. The Canadian Guards Band will also attend. \An audience of 1,500 is expected to attend a CBC radio show in the physical training centre on the even- ing of Sept.' 12. In the audi- ence will be surviving mem- bers of ° the first Canadian Radar class of September, 1941. Mr. Hellyer will speak at a dinner 'at the officers' mess on 'the evening of Sept. 15. Station and R and CS warrant. officers of bygone days will be guests at a sergeants' mess dinner tlfie evening of Sept. 17. 10, a. sorority; Seaforth, May 15. Women's Institute'; Gode- rich, May 17, Maple Leaf IODE; Clinton, May 19, no Sponsor yet; Wingham, May 29, the Business and Profes- sianal Women's Club. It was originally scheduled that one centennial fashion show would be held in Gude-. rich in November. The public demanded more. "I had one call right away from Exeter," Mrs. Mooney said. Program Expanded She said that the centen- nial planning branch found the demand was so great across Ontario that the pro- gram was expanded, a second unit was added, and four more :tow—ns in Huron were included. . Mrs. Mooney said the spon- soring organization is respon- sible for finding models, a lo- cation, printing and selling tickets. - "It is one way of making ject," she said. , money on -a centennial pro - While all fashions in the show are women's, Mrs: Moon- ey has literature depicting men's styles in Canada's past which she said are of interest to anyone planning an old-time dance or a pageant. Mrs. Mooney said the .most. requests she receives, how- ever, are for centennial quilt patterns. These she cannot supply, but they are avail- able from the quilt pattern editor of Chatelaine magazine. Huron is one Of four coun- ties in District 7, of whk h Mrs. Clark Chambers ot Owen Sound is district coo -ordinator for women's activities.