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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1955-04-21, Page 1D. ,... }IER];r AND THERE Come April showers, ' de- spite atomic powers) Surveyors have been taking level§ on " the Square this week, preparing for 'the ultimate paving of the Square. Before it 'is event- ually paved, a lot of gravel or what -have -you will have to be re- moved, and the road made more level. This entire column could be justifiably 'devoted to prais- ing those responsible for the ,success of Young Canada Week, including those behind the scenes as well as those in the forefront. It was a mag- nificent ,effort and it's no idle statement to say that the favorable publicity it brought to Goderich is worth thousands of dollars. • A merchant has brought to the attention} of this column some- thing which might stand attention. When stores closed last week for half an hour in respect for the memory of a popular ,local mer- chant who passed away,, numerous people tried to get into the stores and were unaware as to• why they were closed. The customers who were endeavoring fp get in in- cluded residents of the rural sec- tion. The . merchant has sugges- ted that for such occasions stan- dard cards should be available to all merchants " to place on their store doors , saying the store is closed for such and such a period and 'stating the reason for same. It would be more ofa mark of respect for`'lli departed to' .do this and at the same time explain to bewildered customers the reason for the closing: sigh breathed a s gh of relief with the announcement last week that the mill rate, for the third ,successive year, would remain at 57 mills. Nothing of an extremely threatening nature in the way of taxation appears on the distant • horizon unless it is the fateful day when it will be necessary to put in a sewage disposal plant at a .epst of several hundreds of thousands f dollars. Vince Leah, coach of Winnipeg's, Red, White and Blue pee wees and night sports editor of the Winnipeg Tribune, gives pointers to Eddie Kotch, one of the team's forwards. The Winnipeg team, although defeated by Toronto in the "AA" Series, recaptured the East-West Challenge trophy by defeating Goderich oii Saturday night in the final game of Young Canada Week. (Telegram Photo) Bill Wilson, chairman of the recently organized Goderich Re- tail Merchants Association, recent- ly received a letter from Hugh Carmichael, chairman of the Wing - ham Retail -Merchants Association which read, in part as follows: "We have taken . a poll of the business men and most of the, garages and professional men in Wingham in regard to Friday night open and Saturday night closing at six o'clock. , The results were almost, unanimous for the Friday night open. So it seems that the trend of times is changing and we realize that Friday night would 'be a better sh6pping night." At Hanover' the, merchants adopted a motion to keep stores ,open" Friday night, beginning April 29, and closed at 6.30 p.m., Saturdays. The arrangement is to be tried until the end of 'the current year: And may you not forget your date with the kitchen clock before retiring Saturday night. 0 0 0 Cart Banks Named Scarboro Manager Mr. *Carl B. Banks, ' who has been accountant at the' Goderich branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce for the past five and a half years, has been promoted to manager of a Toronto district branch and assumes his ' new post on May 1. It, is the Scarboro branch of the Canadian Bank "of James Scott, of Seaforth, was cfiJ Commerce located at the corner rsen as Liberal candidate for. of Danforth and Birchmount. His South Huron riding in the anti - successor at Goderich hid not been named at time of writing. i eipated forthcoming Provincial election at a nomination meeting Since coming to, Goderich from • Peterboro, Mr. Barks, , has been i held in Hensall on Tuesday night. active in community affairs here. Mr. Scott, one of six propped He is past president of the • Kins- for the nomination, was picked on men Club of Goderich and did ithe first.,ballat. rofessor at considerable in the promoting of We tern Ontario,the University of the Goderich Trade Fair last year. ! Mr. Scott is at He is a Flight Officer in the Malt - County. writing a history of Huron land • Air Cadets, and active as a County. He was commissioned to' Member of St George's Anglican unoi1 a book last year by' County In his declaration speech, he rapped the slipshod Government noW in power and said, "This county has been getting the small end of the stick in every depart- ment." Riding Gets Less Mr. Scott claimed that the, rid- Interesting evening programs will highlight the 14th annual Huron County Music Festival sche- duled to be held four days—May 9-12 inclusive—at Goderieh Public School auditoriur ur Festival 'officials said yesterday that classes have been arranged to include varied programs each of the four evenings. Mayor J. E. Huckins is slated to open the festivalon the first morning. Adjudicator this year is Dr. Al- fred Rose,, of the faculty of music, Western Conservatory of Music, London, prominent teacher of or- gan, of ga ,piano and voice. c o�.;..b-. Final Concert • Tentative plans have been made to hold the• final concert, featuring selected ' winners from various. classes, " on Friday night, May 13. Huron County Warden Earl Camp- bell is expected to be ,present at the -concert -to present County Toronto's entry in, the Young Canada Week pee wee hockey tournament wound' up" as Grand Champions and "AA" Series winners last Saturday as this year's tourney—biggest in history with 60 teams comtieting---game to a close. And the Winnipeg entry' retained the East-West chal- lenge trophy; defeating Goderieh Liens. pee wees in the ,final 'game of the seven full days of hockey on Saturday night. Beat' Milverton! - of Grand Championship suprem- acy, was presented to the Toronto team by C. F. Chapman. • The Milverton team• received the Kinsmen Club of Goderieh Trophy, emblematic of runners-up. It was prersented by -lack Marriott, presi- dent 'of the club. The Milverton team also received the L. E. Cardiff trophy as "C" Series champions, and this was presented by Mr. Cardiff. Shallow Lake,, "D" Series champs, won the Pfrimmer Bros. Trophy, presented by Mrs. Elwyn Pfrimmer. The Newmarket team was award- ed the Town of Goderich Trophy on Friday night as winners of the "A" Series. The award was presented by Mayor J. E. Huckins. Temiskaming, as "B" winners, re- ceived the Reg McGee and Sons Trophy, presented by Reg McGee. Busy Time' Throughout the week, members of the Young Canada Week com- mittee, headed by "Nip" Whet- stone, had their hands full check- ing players' forms, birth certific- ates and making sure games were being played on •time', And again this year they had a number of capable assistants who kept the tourney running as, smoothly as ,clockwork. One of the busiest subcommit- tees was the billeting committee, under the chairmanship of Lion Leo Walzak. ""For six 61 the seven nights the coMmittee, had the tre- mendous job of assuring accom- modation for the young- hockey players. And each night the co- operation from Goderich and dis- trictresidents. was excellent., Billeting hit a peak on Thursday night when close to 250 boys from 13 teams were given overnight ac- commodation. Again this year, Mrs. Fred Price, Waterloo street, looked after the entire North Bay team: And despite, the • fact that it didn't have some of the thrilling climaxes of last year's tourney, this year's Young Canada Week was considered one of the best. .- exp_ o The Toronto tearni, going under the name of Ted's Pals, won the Grand Championship award by de- feating Milverton, "C" Series, champs, by a 9-1 score. On Satur- day morning, the Queen City crew won the "AA" title by blanking • East York 6-0. The Grand Championship game was the third one of the day for the Milverton lads, and`' they show- ed signs of weariness from the uphill battle. For the Toronto game they used Buddy Blom, Strat- ford goalie. Earlier in the day, Milverton had downed Lucknow. 11-2 to win the "C" title. Then the Perth County team went on to defeat Shallow Lake, "D" Series titlists by a 9-2 score in the Grand Championship semi-finals. And the Milverton lads held' the „powerful Toronto team at bay pretty well for the first two per- iods. It was in 'the final frame, when the Milverton youngsters showed signs of tiring, that •the Ted's Pals squad showed their. superiority. Toronto led 2-1 at the end of the first period, added two goals in the second- frame and five in the final stanza. ' Teams Drop Out The Grand Championship playoff series was shortened by the with- ! ■ ®v drawal of two teams from the final , competition. , ' awards ,and prizes to winners. The first day of the festival will be Rural Day, when Chorus, solo; and ensemble classes will be heard. Included in the classes on the first day will be competition for rural schools with an enrollment of 25 or more pupils and compet'• tion for schools with -an enrollment of less than 25. Collegiate music will feature the second day, with Goderieh and 'Wingham high school students well -represented. In addition, brass and reed and violin glasses' will be heard on the second `day's program.. ill enjoy Piano enthusiasts �v I y the third day's program. The entire day has been devoted topiano solo, duet, trio and Bach classes. • Urban school music has been scheduled for the final day, and a good number of entries have been received learn a number of Huron County- towns -and 'villages. - - - The .Temiskaming team, after -winning the "B" Series title on Thursday ight, ' left for home on Friday. ' E,xpenses involved in keeping the team here Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, appar- ently were costly and the sponsor- ing recreation committee at home,• could not afforel to keep them here another couple of days. The Newmarket team, which de- feated Goderich for the "A" Series title on Friday night, went home Saturday' morning when their coach, Frank Hollingsworth, would nit enter the team in Grand Championship competition. He claimed that the Toronto team 'h•ad. Used "dirty tactics." He said that his teams, would not play minor hockey against Tor- onto teams until the Queen City cleans "up its minor hockey . and stops using dirty' tactics. "I'm re- sponsible for these boys, and I _was afraid some of •them might get 'hurt," Hollingsworth said . in an .interview:+' Cornwall Minister ComingReceive Trophies ! ,, As wrnners of the "AA" Series, the , Toronto team received the To Pentecostal 'Tabe.rnacle Goderich Lions. Trophy, which was presented to them by George Fil- singer, president of the club. The O Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle has announced 'that a new minister assumes duties at the• church Sun- day, April 24. The congregation and official board extended the call to Richard J. Green. Pastor Green has concluded training at the Eastern Pentecostal Bible College located in the city of Peterboro. During his time in college he was active iri, week -end assignments to churches in East- ern Ontario taking -part in various phases of the ministry.., His secular; training was received in his home town of Cornwall, Ontario. He went directly to �1= Bible College after graduating �.�. , • from. the industrial course a "Corn- . wall 'Collegiate and Vocational School. In between college terms, Pastor Green assisted in the church work of Highway Temple, Brockville, Ontario. Upon entering his new parish he :hopes to make many new friends its Goderich and votnmuni'ty. On Sunday morning he will be church wile: be delivered. The' inducted into office by the officials public is ' invited to .meet Pastor of Bethel Tabern•a•cle after which Green at any of the services at his first message as pastor of the the church. South Huron Ltbeijiais:P!�k Seaforth Man As Ga,didate "' DON'T° FORGET! 1ton don't have to wait up until 2 a.m. on Sundtay to putt . your clock ahead one hour, but :frig of South Huron had been get - that's the official .time for the,,, Ixing.�less.•;than its fair 'share from spring changeover to Daylight. ' ;the Government. , „ Saving' Time. !! lie contia�iied, "At . the present I , s Yes, it's back to'"fast time" time the `Conservative Government againfor �Gode�rrich residents. "is failing apart at.the'seams." r' Anda= slow *•time won't be back 'Others:•w ose names were pies - five months,- ''se d: "fo `ir o niriation were Jack for another'and rite *tor hour' ' an . ate o , f... s tr" n" unsuccessful candidate Officiald d for A1C�Yxr'i .t li g� the switch back "to ,Standard to the bat election; Earl Camp. nt; • 2 a m• �on undo. a�rrle of l��tt�ora County; Time isy, � hb �� "� rCi �� September 25. ' John Doig, Reeve of-•' uuckersmith Township; Hugh Hawkins, of 'Clin- ton; Mrs. W. L. Whyte and W. L. Whyte, of Seaforth. All withdrew except Mr. Doigand Mr. Scott. Speaker at the meeting was Farquhar Oliver, Ontario Liberal leader, who condemned the Frost Government and said there was a and resemblance between it and the Henry Government which was swept out of power in 1934. Comparing the two governments, he said that both "wasted their substance" by poor administration. The Abitibi scandal • in 1934, he said, compared with the highways scandal which he said had become "the greatest political scandal the province had ever known."' He pointted out also that al- though municipalities riow get more in grants the people. pay lour times as much taxng" as they did in 1943. The Liberal GoVern- men't in 1943, he said, collected. a hundred, , million dollars in taxes but at the present time the Frost Government is collecting four hundred million . dollars. Perhapsa hint of one of the Liberal Fan's plattbrins was given when, • .:\lliver' rapped the Gov. errtnaehtfiir failing to take More; county roads into the ' provincial road syittem. • MYSTERY MAN Who ie. Joe? That's the problem Ontario Provincial Police in Goderich are attempting to solve. • iProvincial• Constable Arnold Summers- investigated a com- plaint last -Saturday night that a suspicious man was wander- ing around on the 44.h conces- sion of Stanley Township, near the Clinton RCAF School. He took the man, who re- membered only that his name Was "Joe," to the County Jail here. A search of the men's clothes revealed no further identification. Police - said the man was apparently a New Canadian, of Polish origin and about 45 years of age, 160 pounds, dark complexion. He' was wearing knee-length rubber boots, dun- garees, brown shirt and a blue- •greyf'topcoat Thousand's of circulars" ad- vertising "GODERICH BAR- GAIN DAYS" will be going into the mails on Monday for distribution to the rural areas and outlying municipalities in the County. ' On Tuesday, the circulars for the town of Gode- rich will be distributed. • Watch for them! They will offer scores- .of remarkable bargains in many different Goderich stores. Goderich merchants have made a special effort to display really out- standing bargains for this';,oc- casion. This big feast of bargains has been planned by the Goderich Retail Merchants Association. Dates of the sale are Thursday, April 28, to Saturday, April 30. Stores offering the bargains can be spotted by the colored pennants displayed in their windows showing they are par- ticipating in "Goderich Bar- gain Days." You can assure your friends living at a distance that the bargains offered will be weit- worth travelling many miles to obtain. Mr. J. H. Lauder, Goderich drug- gist, is a' patient at Alexandra hos- pital, following an illness. His friends hope for his speedy re- covery. Smiles wreath the faces of these pee wee hockey players in a photo' taken after they had played the East-West challenge game to wind up the sixth annual Young Canada -Week at Goderich Memorial Arena en Saturday night. Winnipeg retained the challenge cup by. defeating Goderich, 6-1. In ' the photo above are Ed Laithwaite, captain of the Goderieh teain; Bruce Cromb, Winnipeg goalie; Bill Taylor, Winnipeg captain and John Bissett, Goderieh goalie. - (Signal -Star Photo by Henry) Cornerstone For New Court House. To Be Laid At May 23 Ceremony Unlike the century -old building{ destroyed by fire in February, 1954, the new Huron County Court House in Goderich will havea cornerstone and a ceremony for I the laying of it will •be held on Victoria Day, May 23, at -2 p.m. Announcing the date "'for the ceremony, County Clerk -Treasurer A. H. Erskine said yesterday that. the old building never ' had a cornerstone. Part of the old landmark, how- ever, will be included in the •new structure. Besides a new corner- stone, Mr. Erskine said, a stone taken from the ruins of the old building has been cut to size .and lettered and will be placed ,ifi- a corridor. To Lay Stones. The new stone will be laid by His Honour Judge Frank Fingland, Huron County Judge. The stone taken from the 1854 court house will be laid by Huron County Warden Earl Campbell. The e ceremony, under the chair - I Contract was let at the Septem- ber meeting of County Council Local Cadets in October. in construction was started early I County officials exec t th t the manship of Reeve William Mc- Kenzie, Exeter, chairman of the Huron County Property Commit- tee, will be held at the new build- ing being erected on the site of the century -old landmark in Court House Park. ,Invocation will,• be given by Rev. R. G. MacMillan, minister of Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich. After the cornerstones have been laid a presentation of trowels will be made. At the close of the ceremony, the. architect, L. G. Bridgman, London, and the contractor, David E. Smith, representing Ellis -Don Limited, London•,- will be introdu- ced along with members of the County Property Committee. Plan Tour Following the ceremony, a tour of the building will be made. County Council decided to ,erect the $700,000 structure on the site of - the old building at a special meeting held shortly after the fire last year. .... Going To Cam For the first time in the history of the' unit, two officers from Gode- rich District Collegiate Institute's Army Cadet Corps will go to Banff in July to a special award camp. Making the announcement that Pat Baker and Bill Carruthers had been chosen for the camp, N. L.1 Pring, collegiate teacher who is in charge of the' corps, said it was unique that two cadets should have been selected from Goderich, one of the smaller units in West- ern Ontario. • He explained that a de>initc. number of cadet officers and NCO's from Western Orltario high school units are chosen each year. Two years ago, Robert Sander- son. • commanding officer of the local collegiate's corps at that time, attended the Banff camp. Bill Carruthers, commanding of- ficer of 'the corps this year, holds the rank of -Cadet Major, Pat Baker is second in command and holds the rank of Captain. Both are Grade 12 students. Prior to going to Banff, the two cadet officers will spend about a Week -at Camp Ipperwash. pa new building will be ready fqr occupancy early in 1956. „ Since the fire, county offices have been located in the old Goderich Col - Conservatives Set Hensall Meeting With June 20 being rumored as the date for a Provincial election, Huron Conservatives are making plans to hold a meeting at Hensall next month to nominate a condi' date. George Ginn, Goderich Town- ship, president of the county as- sociation, ' announced yesterday that the meeting would be held on May 5, at 8 p.m. in Hensall Town Hall. It is understood that Tom Pryde, incumbent member in the Ontario Legislature for Huron, intends to allow his name to stand for nomin- ation. , Mr. Ginn announced also that guest speaker of the meeting would be Hon. James N. Allan, Minister of the Ontario Department of Highways. , Plans for the county -wide meet- ing were made at a meeting of the county association executive- held in Clinton on Monday night. legiate Institute building. Work on the- new building has been progressing rapidly and forms for the three floors have beet erected, giving residents an indi- cation of how large ..he, building will be when eompieted.. Members of the ' PropertyConn-• mittee this year are. Reeve WilliiaM McKe lire;" chairman.; Reeve Orval Taylor, East Wawaniosh; Reeve John • Fischer, Turnberry; Reeve Harold Gowdy, Howick; Reeve Cecil Blake, Ashfield, and Warden Earl Campbell. 0 0 0 PERCH BITING Get ready for the annual spring 'influx of ardent ang- lers. Bert MacDonald ---at_ Goderich harbor reported yes- terday afternoon ''=that the perch were biting. Rain and cool winds prevented fisher- men from angling for the wily fish, but it is expected that with fine weather this week- end a good crowd: may be seen at the dock: Rush Work On Supermarket Work is being •rus:he'd to comple- tion at the A and R's new, modern Supermarket en West street and, 'while no definite opening date has been announced as yet, 'it is ex- pected 'itwill be early in May. Mr. Jack McMillan of London has arrived and will be in charge of the fresh meat department, hav- ing had many years of experience in fresh meats in chain stores. The fresh meat department has been designed to' be one of the' finest in this part of Western Ontario. Mr. MacMillan will take up resi- dence with his family in the Cronk house-' on Lighthouse street in the immediate future. Well« over 30 clerks will be on hand when the Supermarket is opened and will include local help and some out-of-town key person- nel. A battery of hood lights are in- stalled over the fruit and fresh vegetables display counters which can handle an exceptionally large volume of produce. Considerable local help has been emplpyed in getting the A & P store in shape - and today nearly 20" men 'are at work rushing the job so that the opening date will be as early in May as possible. z A Y � s t .fir• l•�` " z� 'sem � i.S•.x >- 4 J 'P� r �oyfi:�>+'y'o•f, /,:.., fc� � . 3': • :'�ir .a... , - .:'y i ... r N ��r , .,,i� ... ..»✓'��.7�,'^YC .f.* , rl'i:.•.e.` N One of the student drivers in the Road -do staged last week for high schol students bI Goderich Ja:y eee,- s is, shown executing a difficuilt--.urn backing up between wooden stanchions and barrels. Sixteen students froth Goderich District Collegiate Institute participated in the event. At right, G. R. Payne,' one of the judges, checks the driver's alfcility, while"at the left of thee car, ,A:. ' R. Scott, Collegiate principal,who assisted the judges, es watches to see tint the car does not hit the barriers. 14 the. back- .ground, other students wait their turn to take the. test. (Signal -;Stark Photo: by " enr ) Scoring 364 points out of a pos- 1 sible 396, Donald Chisholm, was named top driver a t o Teen Ag e Road -e -o, staged at Goderich Dis- trict Collegiate Institute last Fri- day afternoon by Goderich ,Jaycees. Second place went to Malcolm Campbell with 361 points while Gerald Allin placed third, with 309' points. ,' •` Sixteen students participated in the tests, which were staged at the school parking lot and,,on South" street in front of the school. `One contestant, who did not have a license was disqualified. Only one '° girl 'student, Joan Van - stone, participated ir1 the competi- tions. '• Write Test The students first were given a testwhich written es in w r hie h t bn. highest Possible mark Was 96 , points, Then they were Judged on them'. driving, abilities stoking a ,,seri es t. tests iii which the'= highest:; possible totalpai nts. Was 'Oth'e'r students Who pail icpatct in the competition were" Ain )70:07:: ell dim Paget, John 'ItitheiLek Red, ,Bob Vailandi Ja on Dan Overholt, 'Gerald,.: ePh ,. y' .17ohnston, Tom Fowler, Ron Osbal-d- eston and Bill ..Grace. The event was staged :by the traffic safety committee `of , the, Jaycees, of which Howard Watson is chairman. Judges were G. E. Payne and Jack Seaman, both driving instruc- tors at the -school;. Constable Don Hobbs, of the Goderich Police D,e- - partrnent and Sgt. C. N. Anderson, of'iieer in charge of the Fluron County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Polie'e in Goderich. Prizes Awarded On Tuesday morning' at the 'col., Iegiate assembly exercises, pries were„ presented to the top three contestants by William Andersonr -'resident of the Jaycees, who .� nouneed that ' Don Chisholm ,and rtl olm 'Ca el two ' , ..��'� �, u�ld be sex1't . t itch � 1�ner � to o v�ond► o L , in, a regional _Y , �� �ti. ki a e ,yy � 'rr om tirtnbi wlII.,rg'+p1�;' ± ,�ih :