HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-11-09, Page 1120th YEAR — No. 45
Receives
o Award
0tA Goderich minister was one
of 20,000 Canadians to receive
a Centennial medal mailed last
., week from the Ottawa office of
Secretary of State, the Hon.
Judy LaMarsh.
Rev. G.L. Royal, minister of
Knox Presbyterian Church, re.
ceived the .silver medal and an
accompanying Government cer.
tificate which read,;
"On the occasion of Coned.
eration the Centennial ' medal
of Canada is conferred upon the
Rev. G. L. Royal for valuable
service to tfie nation." ----
Based on the ratio of medals
issued to Canada's 20,000,000
.,population, one of every 1,000
Canadians are eligible for the
Centennial award.
' It 'is believed that additional
Centennial medals have been
issued to citizens in this part
of Huron county, in which case
the Signal -Star would be 'pleas-
ed to hear about them.
Blood Clinic
Next Week
The second of two semi.
annualblood donors clinics,
conducted eachyear in Goderich
will- be held Wednesday, Nov.
ember 15, atNorthStreetUnited
Church. The clinics, sponsored
by the London branch of the Can.
adian Red Cross Society, are
held in May and November.
As before, there will be an
afternoon clinic running from
2 to 5:30 and an evening ses.
sion from 1 to 9. •
All healthy Citizens In the
town and surrounding townships
between the ages of 18 and 65 -r
are urged to attend the Nov-
ember 15 clinic.
Mrs. Frank Curry, president
of the local Red Cross group,
stated that their organization
was well pleased with the num..
ber of Goderich donors who at. •
tended the clinic held In ,May
She stressed however, that as
the demand for blood plazma
increased each year, so did the
need for new donors.
THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR,
• THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1967
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kot
Stubborn Blaze .. .
Members of Goderich branch 109,
Canadian Legion were pictured as they pre.
pared to march from North Street United
Church °where they 'attended.a `special Rein.
Royal
embrance
Day
5. Members of
Goderich legion branch, also attended the ser.
vice, (Staff Photo)
service
the
held
Sunday,
Auxiliary
November
Women's
to
the
Fallen' Comrades r Honoured
Parades
Atiegion;ChurcIi
Goderich Branch 109, Royal . was delivered by the
Canadian Legion, held its an. Donald MacDonald.
nual Rem^m':~once church par. Mr. MacDonald told
ade to honour fallen, comrades
on Sunday. ._._
The parade formed at the Le.
gion prior to marching to North
Street United Church, where a
sermon titled "Remembering"
ounty Warden
ost at Banquet
'Over 250 Huron County Coun.
cil -members, employees and
their wives, attended the War. -
den's Banquet held W ednesclay
night in the dining hall of North
Street United Church, Goderich:
County_ Warden Donald Mc-
Kenzie and his wife, Florence,
were honored with a handsome
lounge chair, compliments of
fellow' cownty councillors. How.
ick Township Reeve, Harold
Robinson and Wifigham Deputy
Reeve Jack Alexander made
the presentation. Mr. Mc-
Kenzie's term as Huron Warden
expires next month.
Also honored was retiring jail
governor of Huron County, R.W.
Bell; he, was presented with a
watch ...y Seaforth Reeve; Carl
Dalton.
A roast beef dinner, - pre.
se -ted by LadiesefNorthStreet
United Church began the even-
, ing's festivities.
For the program, which fol.
lowed, immediate past wal'den
of Mixon County, Kenneth Stew.
art, acted as chairman.
Grace wap pronounced by
North Street United Church min.
aster, Rev. J.D. MacDonald.
Greetings from the town ex.
pressed by, Mayor, Dr. G.F.
Mills. Head table guests were
introduced by chairman Ken-
neth Stewart.
Elmer Hayter, Deputy.Reeve
of Stanley Township, on behalf
of Huron County Council, ex-
pressed appreciation to North
Street United Church ladies for
the excellent meal they served.
Afterwards a period of com.
munity singing was enjoyed. The
sing=1.1ong was led by Delbert
Geiger, James Kinkead and Ed
Stiles.
Cecil Johnston, apastwarden
of Huron'County, spoke on be.
half of other ex -wardens of the
county.
Murray Gaunt, 'newly rex
elected MPP -for Huron.Bruce,
one of the head table guests,
brought -greetings from the On.
tarso Legislative Assembly,
4
een's Park, Toronto.
he formal program ended -
', th a speech by Warden Donald
McKenzie, who conveyed his
appreciation for the giftwhich
he. and his wife had received
from officials and employees
of Huron County.
evening's festivities_..
were climaxed by a dance in
MacKay Hall, to the music of
Boyd's Orchestra. '
Rev. J.
the con.
KENNETH C$OLTOH
New Editor
Appointed
Robert G. Sprier, president
and publisher of the Goderich
Signal -Star, announces the ap.
pointment of Kenneth C. Bol.
ton as Managing Editor, effec.
tive this issue.
Mr. Bolton is a former news
editor and photographer with the
Strathroy Age Dispatch. '
A native of Quebec, Mr,,,,,Bo7.
ton is a graduate of Oakridge
Collegiate Institute, London, .
and attended Huron College, Un.
iversity of Western Mario.
He has been active in youth
groups and in theatre activities
in Sarnia, London and Strath.
roy, and is .a former instructor
with the London Little Theatre's
Children's Theatre.
He and his wife, Rosemary,
will make their home in God.
erich shortly. _
gregation that than, alone among
the animals, was "able to draw
from the experiences of the past
and call to mind those things
we should not forget."
He described remembrance
as an enriching experience
which helps men to profit from
the mistakes of the past and
go forth into i°e future, not
willing to make the same mis-
takes.
"It helps us to learn the
lessons of the past, if we will
but remember," he saide.
but remember," he said.
The speaker went on to note
the observance of books of the
dead, and the setting up ofmon.
uments and' tablets for 're m.em•
brance of war dead in all dif.
different nations and races of
the world.
He, singled out the Peace
Tower in Ottawa as. ‘.`a con.
stant reminder to us as Can-
adian citizens` of sornething"-
Which we should not forget."
Remembrance •can either be
an incentive for action," or it
can help us sleep more soundly.
For example, the memory of
persons such as Abraham Lin.
.coln and Lord Shaftesbury, who
tried tc3 lift -their fellow -man,
"can be strongly influential"
on our own lives,, he said.
The speaker commented that
someone had said the great.
est, most poignant distraction
of the -human heart is the.fear
of being forgotten.
The function of Remembrance
Day, he explained, was to as.
sure that the sacrifices made
by those who gave their lives
for their country, would not
be forgotten.
Soloist Grant Ellison sang
"There is no Death". Ralph
Moxley played a• -trumpet solo,
"Abide With Me." -
The service ended with the
•traditional two minutes of sil-
ence, Last Post, played by Mr.
Moxley, ' and the benediction.
. At Welding Shop:
hird Fire Recorde
For the third time in as
many weeks, Goderich Fire De.
partment was summoned to bat.
tle flames which erupted Mon.
day ' night about 11:34 at the
northwest corner 'of Mathie.
son's Welding plant, located
at V ictoria and NewgateS tr eets.
The tows} fire department
used all available fire -fighting
.equipment to control 'the blaze.
They remained on the scene
until 4:30 a.m, •
They •were helped by volun.
teers from the Clinton Fire
Department who responded to
a call placed by Councillor
Bruce Erskine at the request
of Goderich fire chief, Ted
Bisset.
The fire quickly spread to an
adjoining warehouse used by
Dominion Road Machinery C om-
pany. An automatic sprinkling
device in the DRMCO building
helped prevent the flames from
spreading to other parts- of the
warehouse,
The heavy snowfall which cov.
ered the roofs of adjacentbuild.
Ings, provided a natural protec.
tion against the sparks which
blew towards them, although
it made other conditions more
hazardous. -
The adjacent Dearborn Steel
Tubing plant was threatened,
but remained undamaged by the,
fire raging„ in the next door
welding shop.
A section of the Mathieson
plant, occupied by Goderich El.
ectric Company, was also pro.
tected from any serious fire
damage.
A 30, -foot. yacht, owned by.
R. J, Carter, a member of the
GDCI teaching staff, which had
been placed in the Mathieson
plant, for repairs a few _days
earlier, did not fare so well.
The yacht, named Norsseb I,
was' considerably damaged by
the intense heat within the build.
ing.. No estimate of damage to
the craft was available.
Garnet (Bud) Mathieson,
owner of the welding plant and
the adjacent warehouse oc-
cupied by Dominion Road Mach.'
finery. Company, was unable to
GDC1 Commencement
Slated .For Friday
The cioderich District Cot.
legiate Institute will. hold its
annual commencement exer-
cises in the school auditorium
at 8:15 Friday evening.
Council's Brevity
Surprises Members
Prior to the ceremony turning on Goderichfs new lights last
Wednesday night the Canadian General Electric Company hosted
the Public utilities Commission and members of Town Countil.
Left 'to right arp,Dave Rolston, Mayor Mills, PUC Chairman
w
rti
Bill Mills and P%C Vice -Chairman George Filsinger inspecting
one of the units' that have been i'nst'alled on Elgin Avenue and
• Huron Road (Staff Photo) °
Council members seemed
surprised at their own brevity
atliieir regular meetingThurs.--
day.evening.
The 35 -minute session ended
with the comment from. one of
the councillors, "That must be
a new record."'
A request from special com•
mittee chairman Bob Hays that
Council give consideration to
establishing a policy regarding
issuance of taxi licences was
accepted in principle, .
Councillor • Hays had sought
to have a recommendation from
the Chief of Police regarding
driving record of an applicant,
established as a prerequisite
for a taxi licence. The special
committee was instructed to
bring in definite suggestions as
to how such guidelines could be
implemented.
The issue was raised during
discussion of an application
from Robert Prouse for a taxi
licence.
Councillor Ray Robinson said
he did not think any policy should
be implemented while there was;
a specific application before
council.
Mayor Frank Mills remark.
ed, "I am sure this is no re
flection -on the case at hand.
What Councillor Hays is look.
ing for is a: policy ,statement."
The licence to Mr Prouse
was approved on a motion b3
Councillor Walter Sheardown,
seconded by Councillor Bruce
Erskine..
Council authorized the clerk
to notify Paul Brown that --a tax'.
licence issued, to him several
months ago would be suspended
because of his failure to take
action on it.
Harbour committee chairman
Ray Robinson reported that a
meeting with Department of
Transport and Department of
Public Works representatives
last wok had resulted in "cer.
tain concessions which will be
of considerable assets both in
improving the appearance and
relieving congestion in God.
erich Harbour." . •
In other business, by-law 38-
6?, amending by. -law -31, was
adopted. It "requires land de.
velopers to provide easements
Remembrance
Service Set
from back -yard lots td the
street for telephone 1 hydro
service.
Reeve Bert Such was instrue.
ted to pursue the matter of the
town's negotiations with theRo-
barts family for shoreline pro.
perty in _the area df Hibernia
T err ase
Councillor Robinson, who
brought the matter to the floor
commented that .he felt the
question had been held in fey.
ance too long.
Guest speaker will be the
Rev. Garwood G. Russell, B.A.,
B.D., rector of St. George's.
Anglican Church, Goderich.
Valedictorian 'is Miss Caro.
lyn Watters,
Five Ontario S cholarships for
Grade XIII averages higher than
80 percent will be presented.
.Recipients are CarolynWatters,
Robert Stoll, Keith Fisher,
Louise Collier and Roberta
Prest. .
A class of 46 students will
receive Secondary.School Hon.
our Graduation Diplomas.. Four.
year graduation diplomas will
go to 33 students, Sixty-one
students will receive five-year •
Secondary School graduation
diplomas.
A number of scholarships,,.
aviratds. and bursaries will also
be presented.
All classrooms and shops
at the school will be open for
•the evening. Refreshments will
be -served in the cafeteria fol.
lowing the commencement pro.
gram.
give an estimate of total damage
to the buildings and contents.
Cause of the fire has not yeti
been established.
Handicrafts
Displayed
At Fair
A Country Christmas Fair,
scheduled for Wednesday Nov.
ember 8 and Saturday. Novem.
ber 11, at Carlow Hall on Huron
County Road 25, four miles east
of Highway 21, is expected to
attract a large number of"early
bird" Christmas shoppers to
the show and sale of authentic
handicraft articles made by
local craftsmen. Doors of the
white brick building will be kept
open from 2 to 9 p.m. each day
of the event. During the after.'
noon, a country cup of tea will
be served to visitors by Tiger
Dunlop WI members.
Expenses for the Christmas
Fair will be met by a sinall
entry fee paid by 'each exhibi.
tor. Among crafts expected to -
be on display at the Colborne
township hall will be driftwood
. displays, handmade toys, blind.
craft, knitted wear, Dutch crafts
quilts and several types of
needlework and m`Uinery.
A highlight of the event will
be an art display of paintings
, by members of the Goderich
Art Club. Mrs. James Prest,
of Carlow, is in charge of the
art exhibit:
Those with an appetite for
home baked goods will also find
plenty ''of this merchandise on
display to tempt their palates.
Mrs. William Robertson of Au.
burn is in charge of this de.
partment.
Remembrance Day services
will be observed here Saturday
November 11, when members of
Goderich Branch 109 of the
RoyalCanadian Legion and the
Women's Legion Auxiliary
march from the Legion Hall,
led by the town l►d, to Court
House park where a brief cen.
otaph service will be held.
Following the 'service at the
cenotaph, legion members who
participated in the parade and
service, will sit down to a hot
meal served at the Legion din.
ing hall.
It was pointed out by Goderich
branch legion officials That all
ex --service personnel of the two
World Wars living in town and
surrounding area would be wel.
corned to theRemembranceDay
service.
The parade, which will form
at 10:30 a.m, in front of the
Kingston Streit Legion hall, is
exp'ected to 'include a contingent
Of servicemen from Clinton
CFB.
04
The annual meeting and panquet of the Goderich ,
Township Federation of Agriculture wds held
Friday evening at Holmesville United Church.
About 110 persons were on hand for the event.
Guest speaker Charles Munro, E mbro, president
of th'e Ontario Federation of Agriculture, centra, -
explains a point in his address to Alfred Warner,
left, outgoing president of the, township group,
and Elmer Hunter,. R. R. 3 Goderich, vice.
president of the Huron County federation, right.
(Staff Photo)
Co-operation Said .Needed
To Create •One Farm Group
Leonard Rogers R. R. 1,
Goderich, was elected president
at the annual meeting and ban.
quet of Goderich Township^Fed.
eration - of Agriculture, at
Holmesville United Church Fri.
day evening. -
He succeeds Alfred Warner,
R. -R. 1, Bayfield, federation
president for the past two years.
Incoming vice-president is John'
Westbrook, Glrl. R. 2 Clinton.
Close to 110 persons attended
the banquet which preceded the
annual meeting. About 50 ree
mained for the meeting.
Guest speaker was Charles
Munro, of Embro, president
of the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture.
Mr. Munro urged co -opera.
tion between the OFA and the
Ontario Farmers' Union • to
'create one general farm or.
ganization for the whole pro.
vince. He said such an organ.
ization must.be built "with in.
tegrity, with good understand-
ing, and with all the biases
,
put out the -window."
"One thing we've got to get •
rid 61," he, said, "is the king.
doms and castles that have
sprung up throughout the whole
farm organization."
, He did not elaborate on what
he meant by "kingdoms and
castles."
The speaker pointed to last
year's farm ,rs' march to M.
tawa as an example of grow-
ing tea --operation between the
federation and the OFU.
Car Hits Tree
Youth Injured
James Leonard Moss,' 19, of
R, R. 2, Auburn, (s in sans.
factory condition :,in Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital
following a single -car crash
Sunday' on County Road 25, six
miles east of Goderich.
He was alone. The •car left
'the road and hit a tree.
He suffered a fractured pel.
vis and is being examined for
possible internal injuries,
"We found out they (the OFU)
were not bad fellows; that they
didn't have horns. And perhaps
they found out we didn't have
horns," the "speaker said.
Mr. Munro stressed that im-
provements in farm efficiency
must be inititated by the, far.
mer himself. He said farm
organizations , co-operative
-services and. marketing boards'
were of help only 'to the far-
mer who is willing to seek
help.
"No government, andnofarm
organization can ever salvage
your operation and make it bet.
ter, if you are not willing to
work at it yourself," he told
hisfence.
Ear r, Mr. Munro had ex.
plained the organization of the
OFA,
An active dairy farmer with
a herd of 150 purebred Hol•
steins, Mr. Munro paid tribute
to the 13 -member OFA staff
foe making it possible for him
to carry on h:: farm duties
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