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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1953-04-30, Page 1106th Year—No, 18 oberttil GODERICIL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 30th, 1953 ,,,First of the 25 •lc>w-rental houses to come to Goderich was brought here froru London and placed ol► its cement foundation last Friday. The house was transported in two sections and moved from the trucks to the foundation on rollers. The house, shown above, was just about complete in every detail, with only iplumbing, water and hydro left to be hooked up and brick walls to be erected. Twenty of the houses will be of the brick veneer type shown in the photo and the other five of frame construction. Second of the houses arrived. Monday. ---Signal-Star photo by Henry Many Attend Ladies' Night of South Huron Masonic District Past Masters More than 425 masons and their wives attended the sixteenth an- niversary banquet and ladies' night of the Past Masters' Association of the South Huron Masonic District at Knox Church Thursday night. The church Sunday school room was filled to capacity by the bair- queters and an overflow crowd was handled in the auditorium. Each of the ladies present was presented with a corsage as she ar- rived at, the church. Chairman of the program was W. Bro. Charles M. Robertson of Goderich, president of the South ,,-Huron Masonic District Past Masters' Association. He express- ed his pleasure on the large at- tendance and said it was "an uplift to the town of Goderich to have meetings of this kind here." Such a masonic meeting revealed those present were there for the "ad- vancement of the Kingdom of God," he said.' W. Bro.' Robertson pointed out that the brethren were present from "all walks of life." He went on to say that .among those present was „ Tom Pryde, MLA. Continuing, he said, "If I were a cartoonist I would like to draw a picture of Tom Pryde hold- ing a big tar brush and smoothing off all the rough spots on the high- way between Goderich and Strat- ford. If he possibly could I know he would for.I feel certain he has done " everything possible to have this highway _ given the attention. it requires. But we are not here to talk 'politics tonight and I know Tom does not plan to do so." "1 think this is a smear cam- paign," jokingly commented Mr. Pryde. He said it was correct he would not deal with politics at the banquet. He voiced wordsof ap- preciation to the ladies and also referred to the splendid meal pro- vided by the ladies eate4ing for the banquet. Ladies' Reply Mrs. A. R. Scott who was to have given the response was un- able to be present so the regponse was given by Mrs. J. A. Seaman of Goderich. "Sometimes we do feel a little left out in the masonic affairs of our husbands so we ap- preciate being here tonight," said Mrs. Seaman. "It makes us feel we share a bit in your masonic activities, -We are all unconscious- ly proud of the good you do as masons. I believe every lady pre- sent tonight is proud that her hus- band is a mason." Rev. R. G. MacMillan, who de- livered the invocation at the ban- quet, introduced the guest speaker at the meeting held later in the auditorium: He was Rev. H. S. Rodney, minister of Knox Presby- terian Church, St. Thomas, -who has spoken in Goderich before. "This Business of Living" was the sub- ject of Rt. Wor. Bro. Rodney's in- spiring address, which he classified as "the most important thing we do." Regardless of how much wealth we get, how much power we secure whatheights of "success" we at- tain in our various pursuits, if we don't make a success of living in itself we fail all along the line, he said. He pointed oqt that man was made to be discontented and if you are completely satisfied -with your- self there's something wrong with you. An awareness of the laws gov- erning life plays an important pant in the business of living, he said. Goodwill will _ help you make a success of living and if you haven't got it you will lead a miserable life. Changing World Referring to the law of adapta- tion, Rev. Mr. Rodney stated, "We areeliving in one of the mostrapid- ly changing periods in the history of the world. We have to adapt ourselves to these conditions for the conditions of years . goneby are not likely to return. We have to get used to changing thinking, changing customs, . etc." Pointing out that Canada was once predominantly Anglo-Saxon, he stated there 'are now many foreign tongues to be heard in our land.. "We may not like the sound of them but we will have to get used to them because they will be heard more and more as time goes on. The fundamental law of cheer- fulness heerfulness andconfidence was also named as a requisite to the busi- ness of living. "Have .your life motivated by love and not by hate—by 'a desire to be of service to others. Wherever masons gath- er we see these symbols of ser- vice." Courtesy remarks were made by Rt. Wor. Bro. John Adamson, D.D.G.M., of Stratford' and Wor. Bro. William Roope, master of Maitland Lodge. In the program of entertainment, community singing was led . by Wor. Bro. W. G. Cochrane of Ex- eter. A cornet duet was rendered by Bill Reis and Bob Bastendorf of Milverton. A quartette from -Tudor Lodge, Mitchell, sang and there was a solo by L. B. Pearson 11 of Clinton. • FORMER RESIDENT RECALLS PAST DAYS Production of' some 500 chemic- als by Dow Chemical from brine out of salt wells near Ludington, Michigan, is related in a letter to the Signal -Star from Hugh Baechler, of Ludington, who says he is "always interested in my old home town." Born in- Col- borne Township and raised in Goderich, son of the late Mrs. Ann Baechler, he went to Luding- ton in 1926 as an oiler on the r Pere, Marquette.. Now he is chief "engineer on the car ferry, City of Midland. ' "When I lived in Goderich I was a sailor, too, and sailed on Can- adian ships such as Beryton, Bay - 1 ton and old ' Valcartier for six years. Ile resides on a farm five miles north of 'Ludington. "My cousin, Annie Moser, keeps mo well informed ' about things in Goderich," he writes. Remains of Pioneers, Indians May Be . Tnearthed During June Excavation When excavation work starts at the Judith Gooderham Memorial Playground early in June for the construction of- the swimming pool it is expected that this ground will give up the bones of pioneer Goderich residents and probably Indians buried there for many years. Contract for. the work is expect- ed to be let by about May 27. When excavation was made for the present• building on this ground several years ago human bones were unearthed and were re -in - graveyard. When Maitland ceme- tery came into being most of the remains were transferred. - In Gavin Green's book, "The. Old Log House," he wrote: "No record Wag kept of the pioneers' graves, as the original burial ground had never bebn surveyed into burial plots; they just buried where most convenient. Those who could af- ford to do so put up marble head- stones or wooden markers, but many of the ;graves had picket fences around them which, I re- member seeing myself when a boy. tcrrcd in Maitland Cemetery with The majority of the early pioneers a funeral service by a minister. still lie where they were buried 1 Once known as Victoria Park,, in Victoria Park. I was told by Judith Gooderham Memorial Play- the late William Skimmings that ground was the burial ground of there were supposed to be about AT THE WATERFRONT Clear the decks fpr would-be Izaak Waltons--wit's perch fishing time again! Yes, the perch started to bite last Saturday and already reports are coming from the waterfront of the successes of rod and reel enthusiasts. Three days later than last year, the perch run is always a big event in Goderich. One report was that a Detroit man. caught;. about - 40 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the first day. There's still no sign that the cement is going to be laid -along the portion of the south dock where steel pilings were driven last fall, although it is understood contractors were supposed to do the job this spring. Tuesday afternoon a small heifer was found floating in the harbor and removed. It was believed the animal floated down the Maitland River. • Shipping activities were fairly light. The" Brookdale arrived last Thursday from Fort William with oats and barley and cleared the following afternoon. The Star - buck also cleared Friday and the Fort Wildoc arrived that evening from Fort William with wheat The Soodoc arrived Saturday after- noon and cleared light for Fort William Sunday night. GROUP .HOPES TO PLANT I TREE CORONATION DAY 1 The Home and School Associ- L ation. met on Tuesday evening in i the school auditorium with Mrs. Paul Hill presiding. Mrs. Hill gave an account of the session she` at- tended at the Ontario Federation Convention in Toronto. Miss Betty Bowra, accompanied at the piano by Miss Eleanor Lauder, sang two selections. Mr. M. Stephens showed the'film, "Who' Will Teach Your Child? The Association hopes to plant a tree on the school grounds to commemorate the Coronation. Prizes will again be given to the classes turning in . the most ma- terialfor a rummage sale. A social half-hour was enjoyed with tea and do -nuts served by Mrs. A. Hugill and helpers. pioneers of Goderich town and Goderich\ Colborne and Ashfield Townships at the time the Canada Company surveyed the town of Goderich. Before this it was an Indian burial ground. Haying re- verence for their Indian brothers, the Canada Company deeded some three acres in that area to the 500 people interred in this burial ground before the new Maitland cemetery was opened. . There is a stone vault built underground , in this Victoria Park where the pioneer John Bedford of the Med- ford Hotel, his wife and other members of the family are' buried.' They were never removed to the town of Goderich to be used for a new Maitland cemetery KNOX CHURCH W.M.S. The April meeting of Knox Pres- byterian' Church W.M.S. was held in the chapel on Tuesday afternoon with a good attendance and the president, Mrs. Robert Bisset, pre- siding. The devotional period was taken by Mrs. Con. Bisset and Mrs. Win. Marsh. Some correspondence was read by the secretary, Mrs. F. Mac- Arthur. It included an invitation - from First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth to attend a rally on May 4, when Miss Bessie MacMurchy Of India will be the speaker. Also an invitation from St. Paul's Church, Clinton, for May 19 when Miss Scott of Toronto will be guest speaker- - Highlights of the recent meeting in Wingham of the Hamilton -Lon- don Synodical W.M.S. were given by Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Gordon Bisset, Miss Gordon and Mrs. Robert Bisset. Rev. Hugh MacMillan and Mrs. MacMillan of Formosa who have, been on fur- lough and are returning there next week were guest speakers and gave interesting and comprehensive de- scriptions of their work in For- mosa. EARLY BIRD? "The early bird =gats the - ^ worm," holds true for cus- tomers o f G odcric h stores. 1`ia- turally, i f you are among the first there when goods are advertised you will get the benefit of the largest selection. Get your Signal -Star as early as possible. Read the advertisements without delay. Then, head with- out delay for the..storo advertising what you need. Honestly, folks, you'll find you can save both 'time and money by using the ads asa guide. Take time now to run through the 'ads in this issue of the Signal -Star and J ou'11 see what " I we mean. Subscription i U4 5O USE BUILDING PROGRAM LA Single Copieai.: MEMORIAL WINDOW IS DEDICATED AT KNOX A beautiful memorial win- dow, depicting the Resurrec- tion, in 'the nave of Knox Presbyterian Church was dedi cated at the Sunday morning service by the minister, Rev. R. G. MacMillan. The window is in memory of the late Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Innis Strang, well-known and highly respect- ed citizens of Goderich. Dr. Strang taught school in Gode- rich for 46 years, 34 of them as- principal of the, Collegiate. Miss Margaret Strang made the presentation on behalf of the members of the Strang family, Miss Mabel Strang, Miss Grace Strang of Goderich, Mrs. F. H. Hewson (Jessie) of Niagara -on -the -Lake, and Mr. H. Preston Strang, of Toronto. More than 500 people took communion at Knox Church on Sunday. Plans Are Drawn for "Clorious 12th" Celebration Here Plans are already under way for the holding of the 12th„ of July celebration at Goderich. Because the .12th falls on a Sunday this year the celebration of the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne will take place on Saturday, July 11. Not since 1931-22 years• ago— has the "glorious 12th" been staged at Goderich. It is expected that the turn out of orange lodges and trueblues from all over the dis- trict will be large this year. At a meeting of .Victogr�ia L.O.L. Tuesday night a comffttee was named to appoint the following committees: finance, program, sports, decorations, advertising. This committee is made up of Earl Cooper, Art Itiaitting, T. Gower and Austin Purdy. At a meeting of Victoria -L.O.L., on April 20 the lodge was address- ed by County Master Anson Cole- man; Past County Master Powell of Exeter; County Secretary L. W. Hern of Woodham. Each outlined various parts of the day's program and the manner in which it was to be carried out. - RT. REV. G. N. LUXTON, Bishop of _Huron, who _will,preach at the Sunday morning service of St. George's' Anglican Church. The rite of confirmation will be ad- ministered at this service. There are 11 candidates. In the after- noon, Bishop' Luxton will go to Trinity Church, Bayfield. 'Mrs. Sarah Cooper Has 91st Birthday CLINTON, April 29.—Mrs, Sarah Cooper, of Clinton, who has made a remarkable recovery from a re- cent serious illness, celebrated her 91st birthday on Sunday at the home of her daughter and son in- law, Mr. and . Mrs. Albert Boni, with whom she lives. The anniversary was observed by the immediate family -- her ree- sons, Dr. A. F. Cooper, of Toronto; Earl Cooper, of Goderich and Charles Cooper of Goderich Township. and her only daughter, Mrs. Bond, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Many congratulatory cards, gifts and flowers were received by the Celebrant, who cut her own birth- day cake. Recalls Fire A native of Goderich Township, Mrs. Cooper is a daughter of the late Mr. and 'Mrs. Arthur Church - 111. As a girl, she attended S. No. 9, Goderich. Township School, and can recall°the fire which destroyed the school 80 years ago. Prior to her marriage, "Mrs. Cooper lived in the Canadian West_ for about eight years. Ten years before the turn of the century, she exchanged marriage vows at Clinton . with George Cooper, also a native of Goderich Township. Following Mr. Cooper's death in 1927, Mrs. Cooper moved to Clin- ton, and in more. recent years, has made her borne with her daughter.,, She is able -to be up and about' daily, and in spite of failing eye- sight, continues to read the daily papers. ,-th Expected to become a. -standard instrument in Canadian army`bauds is the German '-Glocken- spiel,' which emits a bell tone. Here, four glockenspielers; cor is it glockenspielists$) of the lst Canadian Rifle Battalion bugle and druni-band in Germany await -the signal to play outside their barracCs: Goderich Girls Trumpet Band carry two of these, too. - Seven Little Theatre Groups Stage Successes In Drama Festvial . Here Large crowds greeted actors in MacKay Hall Monday; Tuesday and last evening for the Goderich Little Theatre presentation of its sixth annual drama festival. Three one -act plays were pre- sented Monday. evening to start the festival, by Dungannon, Aub- urn and St. Marys groups. The Dungannon Junior Farmers chose as their production "Fetchin' Pa Around," a farcical comedy produced and directed by Mrs. Elmer Hunter. Members of the cast Were. Fred Crawford, Mrs. Fred Crawford, Douglas Athill, Beryl Freeman and Joe McGee. With a farmhouse as locale, the play concerned the efforts of a farmer's daughter to get her father to accept her suitor. Adjudicator Henri de Menthon, of London Lit- tle Theatre, termed the acting "quite enjoyable and good," and suggested that it might have moved a bit faster to give more comedy. The second one-acter, "Diet Be- gins Tomorrow," was staged by The Auburn Players under the direction of Miss Sadie Carter. The all -female cast was made up of Mrs. Gordon Taylor, Mrs. Al- bert Campbell, Mrs. Fred Plaetzer, Mrs. Robert Chamney and Mrs. Archie Robinson. The plot,, told of the efforts QQf five, women to start dieting, wr(o in the long run could not resist the temptation of a delicious meal. Once again, Mr. de Menthon sug- gested more action and a bit more brightness, -but said that on the whole the play was well acted. Anton Tchekoff's "A Marriage Proposal" was the third- play of the evening -presented by St. Marys Little Theatre, directed by Mary P. Carter. In the cast, were Cardiff Cline, Mabel Cline and Bob Finnie. A sparkling comedy, it was an- other about the courtship of a farmer's daughter and her suitor and drew laughter and applause from the audience. Mr. de Men- thon praised the efforts of the three-member cast, but thought that they might have treated the whole thing a bit mildly. Fine Work A warm-hearted play, "The Happy Journey," was chosen 'by Kitchener -Waterloo Little Theatre for "the first presentation Tuesday evening. " The Thornton Wilder work, directed by Elizabeth Devitt was commended by Mr. de Mcn- thon and he especially noted fine work by Kay Ireland, who played the main role. Others in the cast were Clay Hall, Barry Ireland, Sylvia Bryden, Ian McIntosh, Joan Hamm. Goderich Little Theatre's entry, "The Monkey's Paw," was well- received both by the audience and the adjudicator. An old-fashioned type melodrama set in a cottage in England, the story was one of mystery and suspense revolving around the supernatural powers of a dried up monkey's paw. ,Shirley Cummings and Alan Trussler took leading parts in the production, with Sam Anderson. cast , in two different • roles, and Bob Volland as the other member of the cast. Evelyn 'Seaman was director. - Final plays were presented last night. They were "Eros at Break- fast," staged by the Galt Little Theatre group and "Through a Glass, Darkly," by the Sarnia Studio Club. COLORED STARS HERE FOR FASTBALL TEAM? Two colored softball stars from Detroit, a pitcher and catcher, are expected to arrive at Goderich today to be inter- viewed regarding signing up with 'Goderich's proposed fast - ball team. The entry to the WOAA Fastball League has to be post- ed by May 5 and include the "names . of , the team's battery together with a $500 bond. On receipt ' of the entries the league will determine whether it will accept Goderich, Ches- ley or Wiarton. Whichever one of these three teams is accepted, it will make the final team of a six - team loop to play along With Lucknow, Walkerton, Meaford, Port Elgin and Vanover. LOCAL WOMAN'S; BROTHER GOING TO CORONATION. Gordon Stott, of Owen Sound, brother of a Goderich woman, Mrs. Robert Cook, has been chosen to attend the Coronation with Can- adian troops. Mr. Stott, who served in Komi for six months list year, is a !member of the Reserve Army .in Owen Sound and left last Sunday for Toronto to prepare for ' the trip overseas. THE CHANGING SCENE Superimposed letters on the door of a room adjoining the Sunday school auditorium- of Knox Presbyterian Church read "Board Room." One of the letters 'Became loose, how- ever, and fell off with the result that it read, "Boar Room." The caretaker thought "that read a little rough but not having time to replace the required letter he felt it would be better to take another letter off also and when he got time he would replace. the two of them at the same time. When he took the second letter off it read "Boa Room." "Snakes alive" was the sur- prised and amused comment of a person who went by the door and read the latest sign. COTTAGE BREAK-INS Several summer cottages in the Port Albert and Menesetung areas have been' broken into of late, police report. The thefts from them have been- of a minor nature, it is stated. The persons who broke in seem to have wanted to search 'around for something they could not find since some of the interiors " of the ' cottages were mussed up a bit. First Rental Home Arrives in Town; Committee Chosen Goderich's low -rental housing development began to take Shape with the ' arrival of the first of the 25 units last Friday and the appointment of a three-man com- mittee to supervise rental. Members of the commi'tee chosen by the Department of Plan- ning and Development .are Frank Walkom, of the Goderich District Collegiate Institute staff as chair= - man; Robert Jeffery, of the ,Domin- ion Road Machinery Co. Ltd., and William Sturdy, Goderich tax col- lector, as secretary -treasurer. The committee has already hell one meeting with 11. D. McCoe- dochie, of Toronto, from the Plan- ning and Development Department, and tentative plans call for renting of the first home within the next three or four weeks. The committee has been chosen for a three-year period . and will have the task of selecting tenants froth a list of over 60 applicants. Second of the houses, built by Nuway Builders Limited, of Lon- don, was transported to Goderich on Monday. The houses are be- ing moved on trucks and placed on foundations at the site by use of rollers. Contractors say they hope to be able to move one each day, ,five days each week. t OPEN HOUSE HELD BY GODERICH ART CLUB Goderich Art Club members wel- comed interested friends to their club rooms on Wednesday evening of last week when opportunity was given 'to watch local amateur art- ists rt ists at work. , Club members present were Tom Pritchard, Mrs. Ian Hind, Florence Paterson, Mrs. Alex Smith,' Mrs. Lulu Legg, Hilda Finnegan, Mrs. Ubukata, Fern Surbey, Virginia Durant, Kim Norris, Mary Howell and Lance Sadler. A group of water -color paintings of the Middle fast and Orient was shown by Mr. Sadler, while Mrs. Smith showed a group of landscapes an still-life paintings. An address . of welcome was given by Mrs. Hind. New slate of officers for the coming year. was announced as follows: Honor- ary president, Mrs. 'Hind; presi- dent, Mrs. A. Smith; vice-president, Tom Pritchard; secretary, Milds Finnegan; treasurer, Mrs. Lulu Legg; publicity, Mrs. Ubukata and Kim Norris. Refreshments were enjoyed at the cpnclusion of, the evening. • REPAIRING -STREETt Work commenced on Wednesday repairing the pitch holes on the street around the Square. Numer- ous large holes which have pro- vided motorists with rather 'rug- ged jolts have now disappeared. Native of Colborne Township Named Liberal Candidate in the Danforth CLINTON NATIVE LEAVES Toronto papers report the selec- RCAF STATION STAFF tion of Dr. Unsworth Jones as Liberal candidate for the House of CLINTON, April 29.—The Air Radio Officer School at RCAF Sta- tion, Clinton, has announced the departure_ Of Sergeant "Ivan" II Jarvis froth its staff. He is leaving Clinton in a transfer to one of Air Defence Commands radar sites .on May 1. Sgt. Jarvis was born in Clinton and attended the Holmesville Pub, lic and Clinton High Schools. He was trained as a wireless air gunner in Guelph, went oversea., and flew with 433 Bomber Squad- ron. On his twenty-first mission- over issionover enemy territory he had to parachute from his disabled air- craft and was taken prisoner by the Germans. He re-enlisted in 1946 and was stationed at Clinton and Trenton until his transfer to the Yukon Territory where he spent two and one-half years. He returned to Clinton to the staff of the Air Radio Officers School in June 1951 for instructional duty. Commons in Danforth, one of the Toronto ridings. This is interest- ing to many in this district who know Dr. Jones. He is -a native of: Colborne Township, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William . Jones of Carlow, and brother of . Miss Evelyn Jones of Goderich. Miss Jones returned to Goderich on Tuesday after spending the. winter months in Toronto. She was ac- companied by Mrs. Unsworth Jones, - He... _is_ _retired from____ practice as a dentist butt has commercial interests in the city and has been active in civic or an- izations. The Danforth riding has a Conservative history. Ur, ' Jones is president of the Scarboro Collegiate_ Institute board and president .cif Jones Wood Specialtie Toronto. He is found- er and president of 'the Scarboro Arena Gardens. He was a pilot in World War 1. Among the Masons attending the sixteenth anniversary banquet and ladies' night of the fast Masters' Association of the South Huron District held at Knox Church Thursday night last were. 'pas't Masters of Maitland bodge, (loderieh, and Morning Star Lodge, Carlow. Some of them attending are seen above. Stan- ding, back rowleft to' right : Frank Clark, Wm. no , Frank Mellwain, J. J. McFwent Amos Andrew; Arthur 1lallrtrn, Witter` Newcombe, Ogle Miller, Elmer Graham, (leorge Hailatrr, Cole. Seated, left to right : M. .T. Ainslie, ,A. ri;. Se'l'l., Robertson, Wm. 'nope, R. 1), Munro, George MncVicar, Walkmn, Floyd M. Lodge. - ----Signal-Star photo liar lkkja