Loading...
The Goderich Signal-Star, 1953-06-11, Page 14 oberttij 106th Year -No. 24 ELEVATORS GODERICH, ONTARIO,,. THURSDAY, JUNE 11th, 1953 ET na Subscription uC.s`fs aO -NEW' GRAIN 'HANDLING Goderich Pavilion was decorated in a patriotictheme for ` Maple Leaf Chapter, Coronation Ball held on Monday night of last week. Amon he members of the organization who participated in. making the event a success were, left to right: Mrs. Harold Bettger, Mrs. George Parsons, Mrs. J. K. Sully, Mrs. Edgar Pridham, Mrs. George Filsinger, Mrs. 11. Glenn Hays and Mrs. John Wallace. - -Signal-Star_ photo by Henry. Clinton Airman Is Drowned In Rough Bayfield Undertow AC.1 Joseph Noel Henri Gagnon, 25, RCAF Station, Clinton, was drowned Monday evening in rough water off the south pier in Bay- field -while swimming with three companions. It was believed the airman drowned when he went to the aid of another member of the party who was in difficulty. The body was recovered by Donald McLeod of Bayfield, owner of a fishing o assisted byGeorge boat, Castle, g 5, about two hours later. Artificial respiration was applied but failed to revive Gagnon. The four were swimming be- tween the two piers at the mouth of the Bayfield River where a heavy undertow had developed. The mishap occurred about 7.30 p.m. The airman's companigns were identified as LAC.'s Michael Picard, 24; N. J. Gallant, 24, and Raymond Peche, 21. RCAF authorities " at Clinton identified the airman. He had been in • the air force for about six months and was at the -Clinton station since March 13. The fun- eral is expected to be held .in Quebec City on Friday. GODERICW DODGERS PLAY NEXT FRIDAY The Goderich Dodgers will play their first home game in the ladies' softball series under the lights at Agricultural Park on Friday even- ing of next week. Their first sche- duled game, however, will be with the RCAF ladies team at Clinton on Tuesday evening next. The Widgets this year should 'be stronger than ever, with last year's players all on the roster, with sev- eral promising additions. Kaye McKinnon after a syccessful year, at Stratford Normal School has returned to town and will be the Dodgers' ace pitcher for the sea- son., The group includes, besides Goderich Dodgers, Centralia Fly- ers, lyers, Clinton RCAF, Exeter, Hensall and Dashwood. REEVE THINKS MUSIC AT MEETING UNIQUE Goderich Town Council may be unique in the fact thattt` often has background music during its meetings. Last.Friday night in the middle of a session the Blue Water Band. and the Girls Trumpet Band ar- rived back at the Town Hall after an engagement. Members of ° the aggregations proceeded upstairs to their quarters above council chambers tooting their ' horns as they went. Reeve Stanley Snyder of Col- borne Township, a visitor at the meeting, thought the music was quite novel. "You're fortunate here," he remarked. "We never have .a band to serenade us at our meetings." , Local Club Fetes District Kinettes Over 100 Kinettes from Listowel, Hanover, Walkerton, Wingham, Clinton and Exeter were guests of the Goderich Kinette Club at an inter -club meeting at the Gode- rich Pavilion on Monday. The tables were gaily decorated with the purple and `gold Kinette colors and baskets of flowers car- ried out this color scheme. Fol- Iowing dinner; Mrs. D. J. Patter- son introduced Miss Gertrude Wilkes, who spoke on "Service." Miss Wilkes mentioned famous people down through the years whose lives were dedicated to ser- vice to others. -She stressed the point that humor cultivates cour- age to carry out deeds of service in the face -of obstacles. A program of entertainment pro- vided by Mrs. Clayton Edward, Mrs. Lorne Rivers and Jean and Nadine Venn, waS enjoyed. Presidents of each club were then called upon for a resume of their year's activities, following which they introduced members of their club who presented a varied program of songs, music, skits and recitations. Mrs. Curry, Wingham, was the winlner of the door prize and Mrs. J. Hainer won the special' draw. County' Council Tours Blind Institute Building, University In Landon Trip Wardens A. W. Kerslake and the members of the Huron County Council yesterday afternoon visi- ted the new, district headquarters of the C i'nadian National Institute for the Blind, and later attended a special lecture at the Medical School of the University of Wes- tern Ontario. Chairittan of the Goderich Huron advisory board to the CNIB, J. H. Kinkead, headed the visitors. They were met by, A. W, -Sparks, of Tor- onto, supervisor of field services for the CNIB in Ontario. The tour of the new headquarters was con- ducted by 9. W. Geddes, chairman of the, London -Middlesex advisory board and E. F. Wheeler, district field secretary, London. First With Funds Huron County was the first to meet its public subscription objec- tive for funds for the new building. The county oversubscribed by 50 per cent, and raised a total of $14,700. The Huron County Coun- cil ranted $3,750 towards the building. Later, at the Medical school, the visitors heard Prof. Murray Barr, head of the Microscopic Anatomy department, lecture on the work done by his department. Prof. Barr said that the depart- ment dealt with histology and neuroanatomy, and outlined phases of the work -being done. The main object, he said, was to teach students, but as well as this the department spent many of its leisure hours doing research work. The fact that the University of Western Ontario had discovered that female body cells differ from male body cells would keep the research workers busy for at Least 25 years, Pre. Barr said. t • 50th Anniversary Marked By Couple Wed In Dungannon • On June 3, 1903, a pretty out door wedding was solemnized on the lawn at Woodlawn Farm, the home of Alexander Pentland, Dun gannon, when his sister, Mary Clara Pentland, was united in mar riage. with David Franklin John ston, of Lucknow. The ceremony was performed by the bride's cous in, Rev. Christopher Kaine. Fifty years later, Wednesday of last week, they celebrated their golden wedding in Oshawa. . Their daughter, Helen; and her husband, J. E. Durrant, and son Murray and Mrs. Johnston greeted the guests at the (door. The four grandchildren, Mary Durrant,,, and Mike, Pat and Molly Johnston were also present., Mr. and Mrs. John- ston , received their guests in the library which was decorated with gift bouquets of golden stocks. roses, gladioli, lilies and carna- tions. Mrs. Johnston was assisted by her niece, Mrs. Todd (formerly Nina Bickle), of Guelph, -who was her bridesmaid. Nearly 15f relatives and friends were present to honor Mr. and Mrs. Johnston, a number of whom had been at their wedding. These included Mrs. Johnston's sister-in- law, Mrs. A. B. Pentland, formerly of Dungannon; two cousins, Mrs. J. Armstrong and Mrs. Smith, formerly the Misses Laura and Lela Berry, of Lucknow; her niece and nephew, Mrs. J. M. Reed, of Dun- gannon; W. B. Anderson, of Luck - now; and Mr. Johnston's sisters, Mrs. Howard Armstrong, of. Ton onto, and Meaford, 'Mrs. Augustus Paul, of Bermuda and Meaford, and Mrs. Morgan Leslie, of - Tor- onto. oronto. Other guests from_- a dis- tance included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sickle and son, Mr. Ian Bickle, of The Pas, Manitoba; Mr." and Mrs. B. G. Pentland, London; Mr. Alan Pentland, North ` Bay; a grandniece, Lynda Foster, Shep- pardton; and Rev, and Mrs. Berry Armstrong, Lindsay. From Tor- onto - Mrs. Harry LePage, Mr. Harry Bickle, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- fred Bickle (the former' Violet Mc- Donagh of Goderich), Mrs. E. Pritchard and Mrs. James -Harbin- son. - ' Mr. and Mrs. Johnston appreci- ated the many gifts, cards and messages of congratulation and wishes for long years of health and happiness. GIRLS' TRUMPET BAND WINNER AT FESTIVAL Members of the Goderich Girls' Trumpet ,Band were in top form last Saturday as they took top prize for girls' bands at the third annual , Toronto Trumpet Band Festival. The girls were awarded the Avedis Zildjian Trophy- which has gen won, the past two years by t e B&R.S;tPrincess Royal Band, of Toronto. Some 1,500 bandsmen in 35 bands took part in the festival. The local. band came out on top over the Durham District High School Girls' Trumpet Band, Park - dale Lions Club Girls' 'Band, Tor- onto, and the Princess Royal Sea Rangers, Toronto. TAX RATE SET AT TEN MILLS FOR 1953 BY COUNTY.. COUNCIL Huron County Council, which gpened its. June session Wednes- day morning and is expected to wind up Friday evening, set its tax rate at ten mills today. This calls for 5.75 mills on the general account and 4.25 mills on the high- ways account: The "rate is the same as in the estimates submit= ted at the January session and ill an increase of one mill over the preceding year. In opening the June session Wednesday 'morning Warden W. Kerslake mentioned that , a former warden, Percy Passmore of Us - borne township, had died since the last meeting. He said plans called for a visit by the council to the RCAF Station, Clinton; this after- noon. Warden Kerslake expressed his appreciation of co-operation he had received from council mens• hers and officials. Correspondence was. read Wed- nesday morning by Cierk-Treasurer A. H. Erskine and referred to the various committees for consider- ation. Among the letters were. numerous expressions of thanla' from organizations for grants given them by the council; also numer- ous resolutions from other county' councils. A letter from the 'Optario De- partment of Highways stated Huron County Council would be allowed a maximum expenditure of $400,000 in 1953 under the High- way Improvement Act. The coun- ty had sought to obtain $530,000. A. resolution from Elgin county recommended that the Province be asked for a more equitable distribution of' the cost of educa- tion on farm land and urban pro- perties.. Subsidizing Cars? Another resolution was that from the Board of Education of the town of Perth, which was re - erred to the Legislative commit- ee. This resolution stated that whereas the auto and motor ve- )iicles are the total users of roads and streets and property taxpayers pay a high percentage of the cost of building and maintaining there. thoroughfares, the effect 'is that of subsidizing the automobile at the expense of the home. Be it resolved, therefore, that the On- tario Goverilgtent be requested to amend theAliotor vehicles act in order to cover the cost to muni- cipalities and that the municipal- ities be reimbursed. The annual report of the Huron County Branch of the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture for the fiscal year, April 1, 1952, to March 31, 1953, presented by G. W. Mont- gomery, Agricultural Representa- tive, said, in part; "Despite an above average crop of first and second cut hay stored in excellent condition, relatively good pasture, average yields of cereal grains and ther crops the income of Huron County farmers was cut down con- siderably from the previous year. This was 'due to quite a general marked reduction in prices receiv- ed for some of the farm products and also due to price fluctuation in certain other products throughout the year. The matter of reduced farm prices and the lowered over- all farm income was the general topic of conversation among the farmers throughout the year. it became increasingly evident as the year progressed that those farm- ers who were farming in a busi- ness -like manner and were cutting their production • costs were .and still are able to make farming -a very profitable business enter- prise." FORMER LOCAL OFFICER DIES AT MT. FOREST Sgt. George James Maguire, of the Mount Forest . detachment of. the Ontario Provincial Police, died in the , Louise Marshall Hospital in Mount Forest Tuesday after a long illness. Sgt. Maguire was transferred to Mount Forest in December, 1949, from Goderich. Surviving are his widow, the former Mary- B. Guthrie, two daughters, Miss Charlotte Maguire, of . Goderich, ° and Beryl, at home; a brother, AIfred Maguire, of Guelph,- and two sisters, Charlotte and Elizabeth, of New York City. The funeral service was to be held at Mount Forest United Church at 2 p.m. today. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery, Guelph, SHUT-IN'S TAG DAY PROVES SUCCESSFUL A tag flay conducted last Satur- day by the Ladies Auxiliary, Branch 109, Canadian Legion, on behalf of the Shut-In's Day Associ- ation proved successful, with total proceeds amounting to $162.75. Winners of special prizes for amounts collected were Miss June Goddard, who collected $20,66; Miss Wilhelmina Goddard, $16.38 and Bob Crawford, $13.61. Officers of the " association ex- pressed their thanks to the people of Goderich for generously sup- porting the campaign. Plan for Swimming Pool is Delayed; Tenders Too High Hoping to make an early start on the new swimming pool at Judith Gooderham - Memorial Playground, the town council swimming pool committee had its plan delayed last Friday night when three tenders for the project were opened and all proved higher than anticipated. Following the meeting, at was announced that the committtee was still considering the tenders. Lowest tender submitted was that of Goderich Manufacturing Company Limited; for $87,400. It was estimated that total cost of the project, including filtration system and fixtures would be about $120,000: Two other bids were received by the committee, one from Ball Brothers, Kitchener, and the other from a Hamilton firm, both of which were higher than the Gode- rich firm's estimate. ' Offer to build the pool was made last year by Harry W. Knight, of Toronto, a former Goderich resi- dent, whose contributions made possible building of the play- ground. No decision on a contract has been made as yet, but once the committee had made its decision, plans and specifications will be submitted to Mr. Knight for ap- proval. Goderich Collegiate Students Stage Successful Track Meet And Field Day J Goderich District Collegiate In- stitute students held a successful annual track meet and field day Wednesday and Thursday of last week with boys and girls in junior, intermediate and senior ranks competing. Championships went to: boys -- junior, Bob Dockstader; intermedi- ate, George Thompson; senior, Bob Gardner; - girls -junior, Isa- belle Moore; intermediate, Marg Emerson; senior, Shirley Bell. Following are the results: Boys' junior--100-yd. dash, 1. Bob Dockstader, 2. B. Smith, 3..1. Buchanan; 220 -yd. dash, 1. Bob Dockstader, 2. B. Smith, 3. C. Townshend; shot put, 1; B. Smith, 2. J. Buchanan, 3. K. Salkeld; high jump, 1. Bob Dockstader, 2. C. Townshend, 3. B. Smith; broad jump, 1. B. Smith, 2. J. Wall, 3. W,. Straughan:.. hbkskjltmpp, 1 Bob Dockstader, 2. B. Smith, K. Salkeld' pole vault, 1. J. Simp- son, 2. A. Laithwaite, 3. J. Wall. Boys' intermediate -- 100 -yd. dash, 1. W. Hicks, 2. F. Buchanan, 3. D. Stewart; 220 -yd. dash, F. Buchanan; 440 -yd. dash, 1. F. Buch- anan, 2. P. Baker, 3. W. Hicks; 880 -yd. dash, 1. P. Baker, 2. F. Buchanan, 3. W., Reis; shot put, 1. G. Thompson, 2. W. Hicks, 3. B. Bowra; high jump, 1. D. McLean, 2. G. Thompson, 3. B. Bowra; broad jump, 1. u. Thompson, Z. W. Reis, B. ' Bowra; hop -step -jump, 1. G. Thompson, 2. W. Hicks, 3. R. Venn; pole vault, 1. W. Hicks, 2. D. Chisholm. Boys' senior -100 -yd. dash, 1-. Bob Gardner, 2. Bert Turpin; 220 - yd. dash, Bert Turpin; 440 -yd. dash, Bert Turpin; 880 -yd. dash, 1. Bob Gardner, 2. Bert Turpin; shot put, 1. Don Sanderson, 2. Stan Doherty, 13. Barry Attridge; high jump, 1. Barry Attridge, 2. Bob Gardner, 3. Bili Larder; broad jump, 1. Barry Attridge, 2. Bill Larder; hop - skip -jump, Barry Attridge; pole vault, Bob Gardner. Girls' Events Girls' junior -50 -yd. dash, 1•. Isa- f belle Moore, 2. Auleen Fisher, 3. Noella- Sowerby; running broad jump, 1. Isabelle Moore, 2. Joan Moore, ' 3. Auleen Fisher; high jump, 1. Charlotte . Anderson, 2. Joan Masse, Ruth Clark; slow bi- • cycle race, 1. 'Auleen . Fisher, 2. Gayle Pitblado, 3. Karen Pitblado; softball throw, 1. Isabelle Moore, '2. Joan Masse, 3. Ruth Clark; baton relay; Ruth Clark, Noella ,Sowerby, Carol Vander Meer; Mary Lee. Girls' intermediate -75 -yd. dash, 1. Joan Vanstone, 2. ' Marg Emer= son, 3. Winnie Clark; running broadump, 1. Beryl Freeman, 2. arg Emerson, nitte-Clarlr high, jump, 1. Marg Emerson, 2. Winnie Clark; basketball free throw, 1. Ruth McNevin, 2. Marion Taylor, 3. R. Collins; softball throw, 1. Margaret Emerson, 2. Ruth McNevin, 3. June Willis; baton relay, Marg Emerson, Joan Wilkinson, Joan Vanstone, Winnie Clark. Girls' senior -75 -yd. dash, 1. Shirley Bell, 2. Mildred McDougall; running broad jump, 1. Shirley Bell, 2. Mildred McDougall, 3. Ruth Dockstader; high jum , 1. Pat Longmire, 2. Evelyn G pusher, 3. Shirley Bell; basketball ree throw, 1. Shirley Leitch, 2. Ruth Willis, 3. Jane Graham; softball throw, 1. Shirley Bell 2. Mildred McDougall, 3. 'Joan Cowley; baton relay, Evelyn Glousher, Pat Longmire, Catherine MacDonald, Ruth Dock. staler. ' 1 AT THE WATERFRONT j Although bad weather has made the perch fishing season a poor" one this year, anglers are still undaunted and keep Coming to the waterfront to try their luck. Yesterday, with the return of slightly warmer weather, quite a number of rod and reel enthusiasts were at the harbor. The season is expecte& to continue until the e end of this month. Two pleasure craft arrived in port 'yesterday from Detroit, on their way up the lake. Workmen have completed laying concrete on the outer half of the south pier • and are nearing com- pletion of the inner section. The solid pier will make walking much easier. ,. Shipping has been active during the past week, with the Starbuck arriving Iast Saturday from Fort William with 108,000 bushels of screenings and barley. The Forest - dale arrived on Sunday with 112,- 000 bushels of oats and flax from Fort William and the Mantadoc with 257,000 bushels of wheat from Fort William. The 'Starbuck cleared light for Fort William on Sunday and the Forestdale. cleared light the same day for Detroit. The Quedoc came into port from Fort William on Monday with 225,- 000 25;000 bushels of oats anu barley and the barge Portadoc carrying 209,- 000 bushels of oats and barley. The Mantadoc cleared light for Fort Witham Monday night. Expected towards the end of the week were the Starbuck and the Superior. Siugte Coples * 27,754,000 Bushels Grain Pour .Through Goderich Elevators Within One Year 0 AUBURN BOY RECEIVES - MESSAGE FROM QUEEN Eleven -year-old William. -An- derson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Anderson, ..Auburn,, is - a proud boy -and he has rea- son to be proud. William celebrated his birth- day on Tuesday of last week, Coronation Day. Some time ago he wrote to Queen Eliza- beth 11 telling her how proud he was that his birthday fell an her Coronation Day. Last week he received the following letter: 'Buckingham Palace. "Dear William, "1 write at the Queen's com- mand and, to thank you for your letter. • "Her Majesty deeply appre- ciated your loyal massage of good will and affection at this time of her Coronation and de- sires me to send you the Queen's sincerest thanks. "Rose Rasing, "Lady -in -Waiting." Holstein Breeders Hold Twilight Meet Huron County Holstein Breeders' annual twilight meeting -was held Friday night at the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Reg. McKeil, on No. 8 Highway east of Clinton. George Drennan, Holstein fieldman 'for central Ontario in th Ice Terry, Lambeth, gave a type onstration as well as classing ty. • of mature Holstein, cows. rl Ceoper, St. Marys, national director of the •Holstein -Friesian Association of Canada, gave the classifications, i ; G. W. Montgomery, agricultural representative for Huron, intro- duced Prof. Norman Thomas, of the soils department„Ontari Agri- cultural College, Guelph, who spoke on grass silage, and soil fer- tilizers. Members of the Auburn Women's Institute presented a play. Chairman of the evening was Clem Galbraith, Blyth, president. f Mrs. Clem Galbraith placed high in ' the judging competition for women; Betty Storey, Seaforth, tied ;with Violet Gow, Auburn, and Jim- my Vint, R.R. 3 Wingham, in the class for juniors, while the.high men were Ross Trewartha, Clinton, Morris . HaIlahan, Belgrave, and Roy Snider, of the Waterloo Cattle Breeders' Association, Waterloo. WEST WAWANOSH COUPLE MARK 25TH ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sproul ob- served their 25th wedding anniver- sary on May 30 at their home in West Wawanosh, and on May 31 - J , e absence of -REV. C. It HUMBER GETS DEGREE IN BOSTON Rev. Charles M. Humber of Bos- ton, Mass., and Goderich "old boy," though he has been for many years _ in the active ministry, is still pressing on to further schol- astic achievements. - This' week at the Boston University School of Theology, he received the degree of Th.D. (Doctor of Theology). He already had an imposing list of degrees-B.A.Sc. from the Univers- ity of Toronto, M.A. from Col- umbia, B. Th. from McMaster,. and S,TJ I. from Harvard. , The last decennial issue of "Who's Who in New England" includes his bio- graphy among those of the men of note in that important part of the United States. The Rev. Mr. Humber is of course well remembered in Gode- rich. Son of the late Charles H. Humber of this town and of Mrs. Humber, now of Hamilton, he was born in this town and attended the Goderich schools before going to the University of Toronto in 1923 and beginning the career which has, won him the commendation and congratulatios of his friends and former fellow -citizens. Plan Centenary Celebration At Auburn In 1954 AUBURN, June 9. -Preparations for a celebration to mark the centenary of the Village of Man- chester (Auburn) and U.S.S. No. 5, Hullett in 1954 get off to a good start at the meeting held in the Foresters' Hall on Monday evening. A motion was passed unanimously that preparations commence forth- with and H. L Sturdy was appoint- ed .president; Keith Arthur, vice- president; W. L. Craig, B.A., secre- tary, and F. 0. McIlveen, treasurer. H. L. Sturdy's father, the late G. L. Sturdy, was president of a reunion of the same municipalities in .,1927 which went down in his- tory as 'i very happy and success- ful event. His grandfather, John Sturdy, was Manchester's first post- master, the office being in his log home at the eastern end of the present playgrounds. Charles E. Asquith, who was secretary for the 1927 celebration will act as chair- man 'of the publicity and invita- tion committee while Wm. Craig and Gordon Taylor, active workers. in 1927, will head the sports and booth committees respectively. Other chairmanships filled were: Entertainment committee, Bert Craig; grounds committee, Andrew Plunkett; parade committee, R. J. Phillips; refreshments " committee, the president X the Women's In- stitute. (Mrs. W7Brasinock is the 1953 president of the W.I.). Other appointments will be made at meet- ings-to-be--held-an-Iho-nearsiuturc..... Visitors at the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. A. Nesbit were Mr. and Mrs. George Gray and Susan of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. William Govier qnd family of - Staffa, Mr. and Mr0. Thomas Grasby, Blyth, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Eutwhistle and sons Calvin and David of Guelph. Mr. A. C. Findlay, Mr. Wm. G. Findlay of Fergus and Mr. R. S. Findlay of Toronto visited Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Robison Sunday. were hosts to a number of rela- tives and friends. They have a, family of three sons, Delmar and Harry at home and Gordon, also of West Wawanosh; and two daughters, Louise, at home, and Ilene (Mrs. Elwin Sil- lib), R.R, 1, Goderichi also two grandchildren Sharon and Bruce Sillib. Those, coming from a distance, included Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Sproul and James and Ronald Sproul, Oshawa; Mrs. Marie Rich- ards, Detroit; and relatives from Blyth, Kincardine, Dungannon, Port Albert and Goderich. YOUR HOSPITAL REPORTS Patients remaining in hospital at end of April $2, Patients admitted 118 Patients discharged ,111 Deaths 8 Patients' remaining in hospital at end of May • 61 Patients days, adults 1673 Patients days, newborns 120 Total patient days 1793 Meals served 9223 Operations 37 The most successful year in its entire history was reported by the Goderich Elevator and Transit Company Limited at its annual meeting at the Bedford Hotel on Wednesday of last week. During the fiscal year ending March •31, 1953, a total of 27,754,000 bushels of grain were handled to set up an all time record. This was more than 3,000,000 bushels more than the previous record year in 1945-46. A net profit of $160,734.54, the equivalent of about $1.91 per share was reported after depreciation and provision for income .taxes. In the previous year net profit amounted to $99,432.50 yr abort $1.18 per share. Working capital increased by $27,138.89 and at the year end was $587,964.25. President Charles S. Band alar reported, "During the winter months, in addition to our usual repair and maintenance work, we have installed new equipment tar improving our vessel unloading and car loading facilities. Able a new hydro power sub -station has been erected- through which we take delivery of power at 26,000 volts . and transform it to 575 volts to feed our motorized machine - A considerable saving in power costs should be effected from this installation." It was announced at the annual meeting that the regular semi- annual dividend Of 50 cents per share will be paid on July 2 pias an extra dividend of 50 cents a share. The meeting re-elected its, execu- tive officers for another term. They are as follows: C. S. Band, presi- dent; D. B. Weldon, M.C., vice- president; ' R. G. Sanderson, man- ager and secretary -treasurer; C. S. Band, F. H. Dunsford, C. W. Heinav- becker, J. T. Norquay, K. A. Powell, R. G. Sanderson, D. 11 - Weldon, directors; D. B. Weldon, C. S. Band, F. - H, Dunsford, es-= ecutive committee. r Building Permit Values Hit Total Of $231,5001n May What is believed to 'be a new high in the value of building p'- mits issued for • construction aft dwellings--$231,500--was reported at last Friday night's meeting of Town Council. Town Clerk S. H. Blake told council that during the latter pad of May, 19 permits had been is- sued. Many of the permits were for alterations to existing build- ings, Reason for the figure being so high, he explained, was . that .a permit had been issued for con- struction of the 25 new low rental houses. In addition, permits had also been: made out for six other new dwellings in the town. The value figure has been high- er, the clerk said, but only whets projects such as the new Public School and the new Goderich Dis- trict Collegiate Institute were un- dertaken. During the Second 'World War. building permit value hit a total of about $200,000 at one time for construction of about 50 wartime houses. BiBLE SOCIETY CANVAS The Goderich branch of the Upper Canada Bible Society is soliciting donations for the week of this society which for 150 years has been translating and circulat- ing the Bible throughout the world. Canvassers have been at work since June 4. President cif the Goderich branch is Charles Breckow. Secretary. is Mrs. Fred Hunt while William $islet is treasurer, Council Approves Contract- For County Home Addition At Cost of $332,046 Huron County Cuncil yesterday afternoon accepted the tender of Ellis -Don Limited construction firm, of London, of $332,046 for construction of the 64 -bed . addition 'to the County Home at Clinton and passed a by-law authorizing sign- ing..of the contract for the work At the same time, council tp- preved-renovation--to-thc old. build- $16ing ,by426. the same firm at a cost of Council was informed that the firm was ready to start work to- day preparing the site and could start excavation work Monday. No delays were expected and it is hoped to have the projeetcomplet- ed within a year. In all, the entire project will cost an estimated $466,907. Following is a break -down on the estimated cost: New building --$332,046 $11Old buiiding 416,426. Well and` pumping system ,950. Architect's fees -$24,565. Contingency fund -$17,000. Fur iishangs---$30,000. Kitchen equipment- X3,000. Laundry equipment --$7,000, Surveying -=-$230. Miss Jacqueline See, was in Tor- onto last week attending the teen- age committee meeting, of the American Veterinary Medical As- sociation convention, which will lie held in Toronto in July. Miss See was appointed to the committee in Atlantic City last June. Grading and roads --$2,469. Landscaping--- 5,421. Clerk .of Works --$3,000. Performance bond -$1,500 Fire insurance --$1,300. Bank interest --=$8,000. Board of management --42:1111.. Legal, consultant fees -pen County Clerk -Treasurer a►.. 1I. Erskine, toiiim..seunc.iiiim that $50,000 toward paying the cost of the project had been le,wied in 1952, another $50,000 this year and, with a grant of $100,100 Eros the Province, an estimated =GAO would have to be levied sett year. The Ellis -Don bid was' 330. high- er than the lowest of the 13 tend- ers received, Reeve R,'$. Consina, of Brussels, :chairman of the COM- ty Home comt'nittee, reported, but the lowest tender was not specific iinough .in details: There was * i1Terence of $125,000 betwee* .;tb. highest and lowest tenders, "he The by -taw will tlso be tent te the . Ontario Department Of Vel - fare for approval. Present yesterday were .,.• tect L. G. Bridgman, of Lcpdof+i,. who drew.. up plans, and a' rr. sentative of the London constroe. j tion firm, Dave Smith.