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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-05-27, Page 6. 1DERLCJ SIGN A4.STAR, THURSDAY- MAY 27, 1971 GDCI student writes of West -Shore Railway Grade 13 history students at the time of. the investigation, GDC,dI "have prepared a series of John Moyes, who had been most historical • articles of local active in the constructign company's affairs Was absent interest. Mich. of the material from Canada. After finding • comes from research using. the Moyes, little evidence could be school's' microfilm of old ' brought .against him. Strangely edijions of the Signal -Star. enough; no documents of",the " , prepared "Ontario West Shore i • could be found either. It was ftnally caacluded_th:at,:the-Hurun- ;' 'onstruction company • BY GORDON LEAMAN consisted of five members -Mr. The following report is on the M9yes and four "dummies" ", Probing of the Ontario West today, we can see and realize Shore Railway Affairs which just how clever and cunning. our occurred in various months of ,"honest" John W. Moyes was. 1914. Knowing that dead meh tell no ,,The other part of the,report is tales, Moyes sought' to but the a detailed study of the':Ontario b l a m e on. the. dead and West Shore Railway which vice-president, 'Mr. Smoke, for occured in ,the month of April the missing books and papers. . 1917 • • When. the books of the Huron "Full report of the finding of Construction, Comk-4an„y were the Ontario Railway and found,. no- entries ' of money Municipal Board - Moyes showed „handling had been ent .»reelfrom his rascally cunning throughout , 1908 until the time the "._ _.._ -,p -- ;e � -Cou any. foliledf.i- Moyes had- the'whol'e tran�ac�ora rh' • I n• 1902 the Huron eight personal bank accounts Bruce -Grey' Electric Railway into which some part of the Company `was Incorporated railways' money was found. It with power to construct and was finally decided by chairman operate an electric railway .from 'McIntyre that Moyes was Goderich.. In '1903 the actually the, author ' of both commies, the 'Ontario West orporaton s name was changed c. to the Ontario West Shore Shore Railway Co. and Electric Railway Company. By . Huron . Construction Co. Large 1906 the terms for the 'amounts of- money from the commencement and completi i, n Municipalities hath• been handed of the line were extended acid oyer to these companies which the railway was • to be just yhappened to find-4'ts' way constructed. During- 1908 the into ,Moyes' hands. - five necessary names. of •rt1On A;sum of S12,59Q had been were._ procured by a r. Moyes transferred from the :'West Shore to form i the , • construction _ _ R.ailway:... Co. to the Huron company that was to build the' Construction Co, and this railway. "Th•e. • Huron seemed to be �a matter" that Construction 'was incorporated needed clearing up. Mr. Moyes with a capital of •40;000 dollars. seemed unable to -recall where It seems that at the time, the this amount, of money had gone. organization was• done by, our ',One ,could describe Mr. Moyes as well trusted John W. Moyes. In quite perry for the fact that 1909 the name of the railway total'"'deppsits of 8425,113.41'' e were diminishes to 56.72. The y withdrawal , and transactions 44) �(R company was changed to T ----Ontario West Shore ' Railw Company. At this time te were made. company's share , captial was ,"Evasiveness, innocence and fixed at 8500,000 in 500 shares an unfit' head seemed' to be Mr. worth 100 dollars each. Moyes principal for keeping Bonds guaranteed by , the' information • from t h e following are: Town Of Chairman". Since the dead Mr. Goderich, $150,000; TownSmokeheld the information it Kincardine, $50,000; Township was well secured. of Ashfield,, $125,0(0; "Itis clear that`Roberts,,.the chief Township of Hgon $75,0 ! 0; engineer '• of the.. Huron Total, $400,000. Construction --Company failed In consideration of this, grieveously in his , duty_ as - .. _ kite r•.a-rr_t=•e-e ' t-he----I.1'•u»r�n.-. ti-fy+ng-- engirrc�e�;- Construction Company t?ouind . examination his explanation of itself' Bio complete the railway' ' his method shows"that it was not from Goderich to Kincardine. in accord with the terms of the Construction of the railway , trust deed or summarized in the was begun in the autumn of progress certificates signed! by 1908 and was continued him".' ' ' throughout the years •of 1909, "My instructions came from 1910 and the major part of Mr.. Moyes to.9 ,pe,pare my 1911. The sum of $639,949.79 'estimate on the contract price." "Certificates were found showing that pRoberts had abdicated his functions as the certifying engineer under the trust dead and . placed himself completely in thehands of Moyes . thus. facititating ; the fraudulent; purpose of Moyes". "T -he Books of the Dominion Bank • show' , that on ,the twenty-third of July 1907, a sealed' packet was received from John W. Moyes said to contain in -fifty seven 'certificates .vas handed over to the trustee, of which an amount of $384,969.84 was paid over'' to John W. Moyes. On September seventh, '1911 John W. Moyes ordered the work ! of constructing• • the railway to be stopped. The' stoppage brought about an investigation which showed that , an overpayment " of $200,849.84 had been made. At Goderjch Treble Singers delight large audience BY G. RITTINGER With a background in. music which permits nye to db little more than sing something approximating the correct 'notes with the help of the other tenors on Sunday morning, I feel A!k?�7f�.i1>w7r��•!W!dtll'•Ml}M:Wr i.�°�t�s•,✓s4�.A'•f comment On sU h., a talented cherus- as... Mrs. _ Eleanor Hetheringtc n's. Goderich w'i eale Singers. However, in the absence of a more qualified coverage in last week's Signal -Star, I feel moved to offer my bumble comments on this event, for the benefit of those unable to • attend. The Goderich `Treble Singers, under the direction of Mrs. Eleanor Hetherington and accompaniment of Lois Grasby, presented three,, area concerts this Spring. The concert on May 11 tat North Street United Church was the secoltd of the -. three- The. first-.--and.-third concerts wexe.giyen in Clinton on April 28 and in Wiiigham. on May 18. . Following a long Winter and "weekend -wet" early Spring, how appropriate such songs as "Now Is The Month Of in " and DrApril Shoe �ers''' seemMared to be with their. comments "laugh at Winter's sadness" and "it isn't raining raid you know, it's raining violets". "Deep In 'The Shady 'Forest" and "If, ,You • y' H Stand - Very Still" made pone yearn for last Summer's walks through the -bush, I wish I could begin to do verbal justice to the Musical talents of Paul Baker. As one opening chorus and concluded unfamiliar ''with great workp for with the closing -lines of the the, organ! 1 an afraid titles such • encore -selection.) as "Voluntary - 'Vol. 1.8''' and. Mrs. Hetherington and her "Voluntary -lei D" did little to singers closed the first part ,of arouse my interest - until May the program with a group of11. Mr. Baker's rendition pf songs collectively entitled ,, " . , Canada .t-1���'•-�`=1��z,'�3R;rltl►..>r�h��f�1►751�._.,,,e.,r;,�,c, os� pa rt of the program., and of seven different. selections which "Fantasies 'in G -thrilled' -6 ' 61- -the +'audience•' mtisical'ly y nae and, I'm sure, everyone in from Newfoundland to British attendance.:May t look forward Columbia 'were accented by with anticipation to.a recital Mr. "This Land Is Your Land" sung Baker'? at the beginning and conclusion; if adjectivesof smell and by the headgear, donned by the touch may be applied to voice, I singers as they sang such songs as will' say that I was delighted .by "I'se The B'y", "Aupres -De Ma the sweet anedelicate soprano ' Blonde", and "Springtime In voice of Barbara- McKee as she The Rockies", and by the two sang "Early In TheMorning". attractive flag bearers each The chorus returned with hoiding the flag of Canada., "Who Will Buy" from Oliver. I In addition to the previously felt that this seemingly complex mentioned' selections by: Messrs: piece of music was efficiently„ Baker •and Doherty, the chorus' and effectively sung and singing of the lilting "Happy enjoyably received by the Wanderer" and selected lullabies in part -two- of the concert was well received by the audience. The program was concluded by Mrs. Hetherington and her chorus' stirring' renditions of "No Man Is An Island" and "Let There Be Peace On Earth". The final planned con,cext for this season by the Goderich Treble' Singers will be presented at Ontario Place in Toronto on July 2 from 4:00 - 6:00. THE GODERICH TREBLE SINGERS FIRST SOPRANO: Lee Baird-, Madeline'-Burchill,,,Florence Boyce, Ruth Bushell,Mary Currell, Brownie Van Damrne, Muriel Harrison, Lu • Legg, Anne Linklater, Barbara Mcl(ee, Edwina 'McKee, Edna Overholt, " Betty • Percy, Olive Proctor, Isabel Rittinger, Margaret Shackleton, Edna • Stephens, Helen Westbrook, Edna Wheeler, Betty Wilkin. SECOND SOPRANO: - Jean • Carruthers, Madeleine . Edward, : , Jean Hanly, . Mary Henderson, • Janet Kalbfleisch, Shirley McMillan: ALTO: Roxie' Adams,: Molly Cox, Jean '-Knight, Helen • • Lindsay, S °h. irley McEwen, Loreen Madge, 'Clare McGowan, Nancy Raymont.. • ` • Being a "son-in-law" of Erin, I further enjoyed James Doherty's singing of a pair of Irish numbers in both parts of the program.' To select a favourite' is difficult,. but 'the . amongequalsnlor..me.;was "Danny Boy?' sung as only an Irishman could. (If I may be permitted a - ,slight digression from the program ,- as I record these comments, I am Looking for the appropriate place to usethe phrase, , "the highlight of the `evening". , I realize now', however, that the HIGHLIGHTS of the evening began with the one hundred and eighty, $1,000 West Shore -Bonds. In November 1913 the packet was delivered to Moyes. Fifteen of these bonds are in the hands of 'the• board while the rest of the bonds remain in the hands of John W. Moyes, totaling'$165,000." Stirring up the Government To Get After Mayes - P. A.Maclamson Visits Parliament Buildings "-The - Ontario Westtshore Railway, John W. "Moyes ill-fated venture in railway construction without capital, the wreck of • which led to the Railway Board investigation and eventually to the flight of tie promoter may • yet become agoing oncern". • Hydro e1ec'tric 'engineeris ,gre surveying and examining the line estimating the value of the work done. With c� -operation it is hoped the line can be finished. The municipalities have not forgotten John W. Moyes, in spite' of hi's lengthy absence. Renewed ' efforts have been urged in capturing and prosecuting Moyes. The long promised report from the Ontario Hydro -Electric Commission 'on the Ontario Railway has been received and is' as follows. . TO,, the Council of the Municipality, of-, the Town of • Goderich. ' Re: Ontario and West Shore Railway., • Our Engineers obtained data Evinrude Fisherman 6. Small motor • with big motor features. gnEWSMII This.is the outboard for the man who takes hit fishing seriously. It's the smallest Evinrude with big motor features. Figherman has a twist -grip throttle, full gearshift, thermostatic temper- ature control, shock -mounted pr'btielle'r';" and more. And it de- livers enough poWer to plane two fishermen and gear. ' 'vrC 1 aRTA. NORTH, , 44111.111/44,1411144144141.14. in the field as to the present condition , of ,the road and estimate that it will cost, $388,600.52' to'. reconstruct and complete the railway and track from Menesetung to the corner of Wellington- and Queen Street in Kincardine.".. The price quoted is with only normal price and no overhead ,and bonding has• been allowed for. A ' station will be built at Goderich and Kincardine. To the best advice it would be a good idea to enter into an agreernent with tte C.P.R. to obtain running rights from Menesetung to. Goderich in building overhead passes extension.. from. Menesetung- to - Goderich-•wo•u l d•, be of little value' in terms of revenue as the price of the track would. be outlandish forr the length it :would travel. At the time it was estimated that the total cost of construction and eq'u,i�;.ment- would he $1,042;000.00 to obtain a.total revenue of $58,434.00. In conclusion, 'one could say that the towns' and ,townships involved lost both a railway, and a large amount of money; Orr account of a very clever „thief ' known " as John V -"Moyes. Though it would be difficult.to •say whether the railway would have been a success, it would have., been a comfort, to know that, we did own a railway. EviIIYUd@'S' Evinrude low- profile.weedless hp Sportwin. LIn • Now, nco One gets,you in Sells it Short. where' the fish are — bu•t fishermen ' `aren't. Here's the njost popular fishing motor made, And ' no wonder," The Sportwin develops 914 horsepowe,r..._from,.1°5... cu. in. That's power enough to plane 3 fishermen -and their gear. Yet, it's only 14 inches high. You fish over it, not around it. It'II fit in the trunk of most mini -cars, And, Sport - win has all Evinrude's deluxe features, inetudingrtwist-grip throttle,_.fulLgearshift and thermostatic, temperature control, See it now. • The Lightw_ in goes where you point it -- where the fish are. Its secret is Evinrude's unique Fisherman Drive, with its an- gled leading edge., It snakes ' ''rhrgetgh weeds and reeds,' and slips over shoals and shallows, And; the 4. h$rsepower Light - win is a d 'Irf twin -cylinder •, Motor, We have it arty;",,:,,w A SUBSIDIARY 9F SERVICE ELECTRIC (Goderick) LTD. GODERICH +a • Goderich-and area obituaries MRS.MARJORIE H. BARBER' WILFRED J. •GtOUSHER Mrs. Marjorie H. Barber,. -181 Wilfred J. Glousher, 313 Earl Essex St., died at the Alexandra St., Wallaceburg, died suddenly Marine and General Hospital on Monday afternoon. He was 52.. Sunday. Born in Blythbr he "lived in news rim and financial desk. After 1958 his columns appeared regularly on the editorial page. , Surviving are his wife, the' The daughter of William N.. Goderich-_...until moving to , former Alice Feely; son, Mitchell and, Maude --M.- Gene; Wallaeeburg. following— ..his_,._.Richard; _ .and.. .daught.er, Mrs. -. the ; deceased was ' born in marriage. , William E. (Mary) Dyer, both of Toronto. • He Is survived by his wife, the London:- Three grandchildren Married to Archie G. Barber f rmer Dora Larabee; his •son, also survive. on February 8,-1964; tyle couple Ilex of, Wallaceburg; his mother,' Funeral service was held rnoved to Goderich July 30, Mrs. `J. Glousheyr,,. brothers Sat ur day .at the James A. RHarris "wJ<,.x!,y.` i!l, »rIX:} 1` . r.u+ill'RN+,YH�1dbSf'tII%dSa[:°q!�''v ri! tn..`,�j 1'.,, 1i1,.. •s .WL�]•• LNY.iGR[ me,. -epi ogLlJ.o tL,u al.. `1J� (''�}'la..�?i��!'.._....��7�,uv#7it,1L�?'�... , ti .�S�..... '�•Y«waw �.,.._ --..•..She was ..a member of tt x . Reg. is114,; 4.. iridie and tooki -G.etixge's.:,.. George's Anglican Church.' Mrs. Albert (Evelyn) Leitch, ally Cemetery,. Hyde Park, Surviving, im' addition to hoer. of Goderich. husband, i's one brother, Arthur The funeral will be conducted Mitchell, of Toronto. r at at the Douglas Haycock Funeral Services were held at the Home at the corner of Nelson Stiles 'Funeral Home, Monday, and !•Ei•gin Streets in Wallaceburg then the Yorke Cfiapel of'Turner today (Thursday, May 27j at 1 and Porter Funeral Directors p.m. with ,_they__„Rey, R.D.A. Ltd., Toronto, The Rev. G. G. Currie in charge. Russell officiated. Interment 'Interment will be in Maitland took place in Prospect Cemetery Cemetery; Goderich. in Toronto. ° Pallbearers were Clayton C. Arnbery, James K. Kinkead, A. M. Harper, Stanley Rumble, Raymond Barber and Wayne Roblin. ” u • ALEXANDER BOGIE Alexander Bogie, 56 Anglesea Street; died Friday, May 21 in Alexandra Marine arid General Hospital. He was, 88. A.n_-of_Capt, Andew and. Martha (Sallows) Bogie, he was born November 12, 1882 in Colborne Township. He farmed in Colborne Township_intil_ 194'3- when he moved to Goderich. He was employed at the Goderich Organ Factory for twelve years. He was a member of North Street United Church. �. His wife, the former 'Ethel McWhinney whom he 'married June 5, 1920, predeceased him May 22, 1970. Sltrviving, are one daughter, Mrs,. _Clifford- (Marie). Hoy, Goderich; and one grandson, John Hoy of Hamilton. - Funeral service was Saturday, May 22 at McCallum Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Raymont officiating. Interment was . in Colborne Cemetery. Pallbearers were Allan Rome,- Reuben Bogie,Frank ° Hawkins, Harold Bogie, Robert Bogie and Earl Bogie, all nephews of the deceased. . SUNDAY 3ERVN • ma• ' A 11 I »11 • T he family that prays together, . . stays together SUNDAY. MASSES St. Joseph's, Kingsbridge - 8' a.nl. 'Et 11 a.m. St. \ Augvs tine 11 a.m. Sty Mary's, Lucknow p:30 a.m. WESLEY MEMORIAL CHURCH THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH Park Street at Victoria ` H.•Ross Nicholls, Pastor Sunday School 1'0 a.m. Worship Hour 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. WELCOME CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET "A FELLOWSHIP CHURCH" CALL US "IF YOU NEED A R [DE! PHONE 524-9565 10:00 a.m. - SUNDAY SCHOOL 11100 a.m.- MORNING WORSHIP 7:30 p.m. - Regular Evening Service. ' Bible Study Wednesday, 8:00p.m. • Knox Presbyterian 'Church: THE REV. G: LOCKHART ROYAL, B.A., Minister WILLIAM CAMERON, Director of Praise Serr>°idn: SUNDAY, MAY 30th 10:00 a.m. - SUNDAY SCHOOL 11:00. a.m. - DIVINE WORSHIP. ° '"PRESBYTIRIANiSM: A Ground For RallyJipg" ; -s • .r`r�" �'., 'F�p •;M,,,w,. r,lo 4 +ava�}x.,�%..^{•y!,f�k��Aa.'4.';�f7�"..4k.. a1; .T' y�•nn4s:V.'�r.1�.7 ,:ySt k.+•d�iJ31{��Ilw�iY�4�..' Z� .9 ��� _::..« .. (N'urse -y and-' )un or'..Crbnlr ega":'rony . . 6:00 p.m. - P,.Y.P.S. Final Meeting with Supper. Enter to Worsnip Depart to Serve .4 GERALD GORDON. NEWTON A former Goderich resident, Gerald (Gerry) Gordon Newton of Hyde Park, Ont., died on Wednesday • of last' week at •his home at the age of 70. . Mr. Newton 'spent 35 of his 50 years as a journalist with The Free Press, from 1929 to 1964. He was appointed associate editor in 1958. . While ond_g_ • l hoot at Goderich; he covered hdckey games for, the • local weekly newspaper. Mr. Newton then became a correspondent for the former London Advertiser before joining The. Free Press in 1929. Mr. Newton was nicht news editol of 1947 an was ' . also The Free Pres presgbetweeii "1957. Before that he ern Ontario editor" and orked as night police reporter, and on the rewrite, MEMORIALS -MARKERS T. PRYDE AiV D ` SON Clinton Exeter--Seaforth Sat' 'Says: • '-M Forest Fires are a menace to the public! • WILLIAMS• CEMETERY MEM®RIALS• K. And inscriptions -•Stratford - Ontario - Ronald C... McC:allum- Representative 215' Wellington St. S., Goderich Phone 524-6272 or 524-7345 & CEMETERY LETTERING Goderich District Representative. Frank McI!'wain 524-7861 or 524-9465 "'j 200 Gibbons St. "�eg...._J • Bel I "45 Cambria Rd': 524-7464 FLIDST -BAPTIST CIO RCF (Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebe;c) . . MONTREAL STREET near The Square -'A WELCOME TO ALL - School For All, . a 10:00a.m.. -- Adult Bible Class and Church School 11:00 a.m. - Morning Worhia. • iSupervised Nursery) Bethel PentecostaiTaberncicle Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada SCORNER OF ELGIN AND WATERLOO STS. REV. R. CLARK, Pastor SUNDAY, MAY '30th 10400 a.m. - SUNDAY SCHOOL. 11:00 a.m. = MORNING WORSHIP. • 7:00 p -m.•- EVANGELIST,IC SERVICE Guest Speaker: ' MR: AND MRS. PETER ST". DON From Toronto, Ont. YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THESE SERVICES ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH FEAST OF -PENTECOST - MAY 30 1971 Holy Communion at 8:30 a.m. Church School. ,closing program at 10 a.m. All Welcome Holy Communion and Sermon •at 11 a.m. Nursgry at 11 a.m. Organist -Choirmaster: 'Mr•. Paul C. Baker,, F.R.C.O., L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M. Rector: REV. G. G. RUSSELL, B"A.. B.D. Victoria Street.., United church HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP '�"" REV. LEONARD WARR 10:00 a.m.—_B•ible School For All Grades. . 11:10 a.m. - Worship Service. Sermon: "THE ° MASTER KEY" '• BENMILLER UNITED CHURCH • , 10:00 a.m.• - Worship Service and Bible School. - W -E -L -C -O -M -E PLA TO ATTEND THE CHRISTIAN CRUSADE AT OX -PRES. CHURCH THI'S'FRI. & SAT., 8 p,ri'i. N Street United Church REV. ROBERT L. RAYMONT SUNDAY, NAY .30th 9:45 a.m. - Grade foiir and up. » -176755 a.m. -- Babies to' Grade 3. I,y 11:00 am. -- MORNING WORSHIP. Sermon: " REV. E. DONALD STUAIT, C.D., M.A., B.D. ° �'~• [kg cefield ,Ont.. " ��f.. ,.p,•1��,�'�F/u,,•� ii `,fu` $.��y�.,'�!�.(�,y!:a'' J- ' t z;+rr, f, t .�5,� �}1v�y�°��,;5q''�,. '�'yb k.�'?y♦♦♦ �, y�7;1167,0 'aR Aip3 .tikM, �,�,yy %P',''„?.vfi��.'4WL Mt 'fi !:�r/ Supervised Nursery ” —MI Eleanor Hetherington, A.T.C.M. + "Organist and ,Choir Director Phone Chft-i"ETI.OfticE and Study'-- 524-1631 Chui`ch Building -- 524.6951 a •a It) 0 ii 1) 1, x21.,1 4l ;! 4J 4)