HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-05-18, Page 13Summej visitors and tourists to Goderich
this season will find a vastly improved and
expanded beach and bathing area along the
shoreline south of the harbor-., this summmer.,
During the past week, a Clinton.construction
company ,was employed at ,bulldozing and
levelling .the .fill dumped along the shoreline
between 'the CPR sta.tidin at the foot of the
harbor hill as far south a$ the town's water
filtration plant. (staff photo.)
Bark Of Commerce Marking
Hundredth Year This .Week
Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce celebrates its 100th,
anniversary on May. 15,' just six
weeks before the 100th, birthday
of Connederatitan in Canada.
The bank dates its age froin es•
tablishm^nt ofTheCanadian Bank
of Commerce in 186?. But as the
bank's Commercial Letter for
May ,points out, one of the banks'',
which amalgamated Vali. Com.
merce• . .The Halifax Banking
Company-- dates back eMYen fur.
ther, tO 1825.
When the Commerce was estab•
lished in 1857, its president was
the Hon. William McMaster who
later became a senator. He also
founded the college in Hamilton
whish, as a university, still bears
his name.
Eight years later, Henry Stark'
Howland, who was associatedwith
• • the group which founded the Com -
Western Ontario Water Works Assocuation f r t pr sident ofbecame a o herr new
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bank, The Imperial Bank of Can.
Convene At Maitland Country • Club Here
Delegates to the 30th annual
spring conference of the West.
• ern Ontario Water Works assoc.
iation assembled at the Mait.
land Golf and Country Club on
Wednesday, May 10, to hear and
discuss topics relating to thelat.
est methods of treating and ser.
vicing water supplies for urban
munici'pali'ties.
SEE DISPLAYS
During the conference water
-works specialists superintend.
ents .and ..inaintenance,staff from
the various public utilities com-
missions represented, were giv.
• en the' opportunity to view and
inspect the latest, equipment for
handling and treating a"town's or
city's water supply. Several
manufacturers displayed their
latest line of 'water works pro.
ducts amongwhich were feature
ed pumps- water hydrants, water
conduit pipe and electronic. con.
trols.
Registrationlbegan at 9:00 a. m.
following which delegates were:.
free to mix and .mingle with other
representatives while enjoying
coffee and donuts served in the
dining room of the club.
The conference opened for.
mally with S. -Arbour, secretary;
managd"r-treasurer of the Wind.
sor -Tecumseh joint water works
board acting as chairman,
TWO TOPICS
During the morning session,'
two topics were discussed. The
first, "water treatment" was
dealt with by E.A. Loft,, superin.
. Ce
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INSURANCE AGENCY
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• Goderich, 00,
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GENERAL INSURANCE
REAL ESTATE
PROPERTY ;MANAGEMENT
Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce Building
Goderich
Dial 524-9662
G. C. WHITE
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8: Elgin Ave. W. 524-8797
G derich • Ontario
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ODERICH, ONTARIO 524.7562
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UNITED ACCUMULATIVE
FUNDID.�
ALBERT'. J. SHORE
Representative
UNITED INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD.
Quebec St.
524-8164
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ada.
At first, both banks were On.
• tario-based ▪ By the close of the
.tendent of water production at
the Windsor utilities commis=
ion.
The second topic, discussedby
J. Currie, representingCanadian
Allis Chalmers Ltd., explained
"the how and why, of centrifugal
pumps" and "pump- mainten.
mice".
At noon water works delegates
were dismissed fo'r the •luncheon
period. One representative stated
that over 100 members .of the
WOWWC. had registered - for
he first conference -of the year..
Another meeting is. held six
months later when the group
meets •in some• other center Ili
Western Ontario for the fall sess.
ion,
Investigate
Break -Ins
The Fina Station at Auburn was
broken into on Wednesday, Ms.y
10, and an investigation by Prov..
Const. Bruce Crew of 'the God.
erich Detachment revealed that
approximately $95.00 worth' of
goods were stolen.
On Saturday, May 13, the resid•
ence of Mr. Joseph Blake,"R.R. #I,
Clinton was broken into and
$250.00 worth of antiques stolen.
Investigatiod -by Prov. Const.
John Wray revealed that there
were antique wash basins and
pitchers, coal oil lamps and a
transistor radio stolen.
TRAFFIC
On Sunday, May 7, BrianStoth.
ers of R. R. 6, Goderich sustain.
ed $50.00 -damage to his car when
he was involved in an accident
with Gregory Maize also of P.R.
.6, . Goderich: The Maize vehicle"
also had $50,00 damage incurred
and there were no injuries.
LAMBS KILLED
On Tuesday, May 9, LanceSad.
diem Of the HOlmesville area re.
ported' that he had six 'iambs
killed- by a pack of dogs. Mr,
Saddler reported • that this
spring his farm has been
raiuea ay stray aogs ane nis
lambs mauled.
19th Century, however, they had
expanded into Western Canada:
Both made substantial progress
in the face of intense competit•`'
ioi for there were, at one ti e,
'41 separate chartered, banks in
Canada.
By the beginning of the. th
Century, the consolida,tedfi es
• of the banks° which now make up
the Commerce showed a total of
91 branches and assets of $63
million.
In the:_bank's early years, some
of the pioneer branches began in
tents and log huts. One of the col.
Deluxe.
p9irlUag.
orful chapters of the bainlf'searly
history dulls with activity iri the •
Yukon during the great goldrush, .
with poet Robert W. Service as
one of the_persbnuel. .
As 'the bank- moved into the
1900's, and ;the number ot'bra 1cil.
es nnulfiplied, more and u ore
><amilips became ctistoiners. Say.
fug were taken from under the
mattress , and put into the bank.
Customers discovered the con.
venience of writing cheques. By
120 the Bank had 741 branches
acid assets exceeding $600 mill•
ion.
' The test on the depression
years was met and- passed, and
when the economy turned upward
during and after World War II,,
the bank was ready to serve ex.
panding needs.
Controlled , decentralization
through "regianal..offices facilitate
ed steady growth,Con1puters and
other automatic equipment have
-increased the speed and scope of,
services:
The final amalgamation that
,formed Canadian Imperial Bank
of Commerce waseaccomplished
in 1981. The number of •person.
nel has since increased to more
than 18,000. The number of share•.
holders exceeds 29,00.0. Bran.
ches total 1,407, and assets at the
end of February, 1967, stood at
$6.6 billion.
The Comtnercial Letter says
the bank's achievements "have
been those of a growing enter.
prise in a growing nation. They
form the base from which the
bank .moves forward with Can.
ada into a second century of chall.
enge andchange."
focal Harbor
Withi Grain, ..,.
Salt
Goderich. ,,elevatogs tutloaded
327,000 btlshais Of grain rOM the
Blanche Modular) Nrhtutiarriv`ect
in Coder. tch Harbor T°uesd, .y )Aay .
9, under the command of Captain
Davis. The vessel is 'owned by •
the tii>(tdtaan Transportat<en com.
pang which have several other
vessels 'operating on the -Great
Lakes 'Waterways., •
The Blanche Hindmarx, afteruri»
loading its cargo bt grain, was
moved to the Sifto salt pier at the
north side of Goderich" harbor
where 'it was, loaded with 9,000
tons of salt for Fort William.'
READY BEACHES
Bathing beaches along the God»
erich waterfront are being pre.
pared for the forthcoming sum.
mer swimming season. The beach
area' immediately to the south of
the harbor is being levelled by a
Clinton coiist action conapan's°
bulldozer which will level off the
large sand piles left by winter ice
fides.
•
Shipping
l{ other -south, near - the lloc.
ation Of the town's new sent
treatment' plant, anotheriNtikOh
area is being established, Com-
man. of the .town harbor God
lmtttee, B.R. Robinson,. statedthat
a large amount, of fill had bee*l
dumped along thi$ sectton" :01. •
beach and would be I!evelled-r 011.
also. to ' create , addttlortal path.
ing beach area--along-the lake. ' ..
front.
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