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HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST, WEEKLY
Established 1848. In its 110th year of publication.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 1954
GOD SAVE OUR QUEEN
tsenada will become more Commonwealth
eaontseious this Thanksgiving week -end in par-
ticular and during the period from October 12
to 16 in general.
From the moment Queen Elizabeth and
Prince Philip arrive at Ottawa on ;:aaturday
until their departure on the following Wednes-
day this nation will be imbued with a renewed
sense of pride in its heritage and thankfulness
for its association with the countries that make
up the Commonwealth, including the Mother
Country, Britain. Even those people, who
through sheer misunderstanding claim no in-
terest in the Royal Couple, will be moved to a
deeper sense of appreeiatioh ,)1their intrieate
worth as a s'ymbolic head of a united group
of natiuns.
The Unoited States, too, will unconseimisly
take it keener interest in' the Royal visit than
Many of them expeet. In addition to wide
eoverave by the American newspapers of the
visit to the l'nited States, radio and TV pro-
grams will be seen and heard over the CRS,
NBC. ABC and Mutual networks. Canadian
and American radio and televisiun network;
will exchange prograins of the activities of
the Royal Couple on their visit. The inter-
national –swapping'' will operate on a good-
will free exchange basis, without funds chang-
ing hands.
It is interesting to note that the visit of
Queen Elizabeth to Ottawa coincides with the
100th anniversary of that eity's seleetion as
the national eapital by Queen Vietoria. Ot-
tawa in 1857 was described as a "lumber
converted by Royal mandate into a
political cockpit.''
The October 14 opeujng of the first ses-
sion of Canada's 2:lrd Parliament by Queen
Elizabeth \yi11 mark another milestone in the
history of the eountry and of its Parliament
Buildings. The opening wili be the first by a
reigning monarch in Canada.
As Queen Elizabeth opens Canada's parlia-
ment on Thanksgiving Day, Canadians from
coast to coast will sing in their hearts as voices
at Ottawa sing Nvit h thankful voices --
God save our graeious Queen.
bong our noble Queen,
God save the Queen
;-;end her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us.
God save the Queen.
GODERICH GIRLS' TRUMPET BAND
H av e you missed the stirring music of
the Godt,rieh Girls' Trumpet Band during the
past. summer? Have you noticed no publicity
throughout the provinee, such as was the ease
in previous years, resulting from the public
appearances and aceomplishments of this band?
Nov re -organized, the band is trying for
a come -back, after having been temporarily
diseontinued. The- band will hold a tag day
on Saturday in an effort to raise funds to carry
en in the manner in which it so ereditably did
in past years. Thefinancial support' pe _en
Saturday by the public will in no small meas-
ure reflect whether the- average citizen is -in-
tere0,40.„ot ,nsit itt having the Trumpet Band
revived. The money obtained will te used
to help pay for a bandmaster.
For the past month the band has been
holding practiees. The drill master and pro-
perty eliairman, W. Craven, states the girls
are "very enthusiastic and are coming along
very well.– Chairman of the band committee
is J. E. lluekins.
It is pointed out that. ate band has uni-
forms and equipment that is valued close to
the 0000 mark.. The committee feels it is
a shame that such an investment should be
lying idle. They want to see it put to good
use. But they need extra cash to start the
ball rolling. :There is equipment available to
look after about 65 girls. More candidates
fior the band are still needed.
The tag day on Saturday will no doubt
be it baromet(:r on whether Goderich wishes
to see its Girls' Trumpet Band aetive once
more.
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
Fires cost Canadian citizens last year over
$100,000,000. This, represents only- the cost
property! The e.ost in lives is equally ter-
rrifying, when it is considered that so many
fire victims are children.
Fire Prevention 1,Veek is from October
6th to 12th. It's a good time this week to
review (loderich's fire record kr the past year,
195'6, for which figures are'ita'ilable.
. During 1956 there were 68 alarms an-
swered by the Goderich Volunteer Fire De-
partment. The total lire loss was approx-
imately $52,000.00. Of this amount-, $50,000.00
was dire to the British Exchange Hotel fire, in
whieh three lives were also lost.
With the exception of the disastrous
British Exchange Ilotel fire, Goderich in gen-
eral escaped with light fire losses of about
$2,000. ( In 1955, the fire losses in Goderich
were $3,500.00)
Forty ,per cent of the fire calls were for
chimney fires, revealing that householders do
nit clean their chimneys as often as they
should. Other calls were for vai'ious reasons,
*hiding grass fires, cars on fire due to faulty
wiring or cigarette butts, ete. Then there
were the usual dozen or so calls to the town
garbage dump, when the smoke from the fires
there created a nuisance.
Generally speaking, Goderich has been
Comparatively free from high fire loss.* The
(;oderich Volunteer Fire Department can take
a bow at this time for their good work.
In •tlw meantime, it is well to remember
thit over 90 per cent of all fires are caused by
earelessnes,s. Stop fires and save lives.
Mayor Is Only Dissenter
As Council Backs Police
Mayor John Graham's criticism j
of the local police department was
squelched in no uncertain manner
when Town Council- gave a vote of
confidence to the " force Friday
night
Later in the meeting, Council
gave consideration to calling tend-
ers far a new cruiser.
The mayor who Ls chairman of
the police committee, has been a
persistent critic of the way in
which the department is operated.
At Friday's Council meeting, fol-
lowing the reading of a routine re-
port on police operations for the
previous month, the mayor asked
bi eolleagues: "Do you think
we're getting the work done patfol-
Iing the streets that we should?"
(Several weeks ago, the mayor
levelled similar criticism, saying
that he would like to see "brass
buttons" more often oh the Square
to discourage reckless driving and
crime.)
Councillor Peter MacPwan re-
plied to the mayor, "I think the
police force we have today is doing
a very good job." He said that he
has seen offteer.s patrolling the
fusiness section on countless oc-
CraSions.
Mayor Graham said he felt that
'reckless young drivers" should be
eheeked more closely.
Fed Up
Obvioutly a bit tired of listening
▪ to this line of criticism, Deputy -
Reeve Jamea Donnelly osked, 'Why
don't you tell them (the police),
tirlead of telling us?"
Mayor Graham: "I have told
eerie
rite deputy-teeve said he felt
eat the town has been receiving
the be:1 police protection that it
eng0Fed in quite some time.
"ft uraeves tutee deepW," he. de-
okired„ "to see,the pollee 'getting a
lidt in no tribr,t every month or
Men Councillor Maegvan =dt.
a14`'axia conlidt-nee in the
poTx0 (kpartrien,t, Deputy-Ileeve
A,stinellyto& Wure in .cceontil
,
ing it. While the payor watched°
from the chair, all fiends shot up
in support of the motion.
The only member of Council not
present for the vote was Councillor
Jooeph Allaire, •who had left the
COunci11 Chambers for a few min-
utes on other business.
Consider Cruiser
Later. in the meeting, Council
decided to give consideration to
calling tenders for a new_ police
cruiser.
Councillor Frank Walkom ex-
plained: "I believe it's been cus-
tomary to keep a police cruiser
for two years. This one now has
reached its term."
'Councillor Walkom felt it would
be more economical to trade-in the
present cruiser than to keep it
operating. There was some dis-
cussion in Council as to whether
to call tenders for a 195f7 or 1958
model.
Councillor Walkom also com-
mended on an account of $28 far
wallet badges. He said that they
had been ordered without his
knowledge.
The idea, he said, was that off-
Juty officers could use the wallet
badges When accompanying an-
other (*mutable on an emergency
call.
"They should never wear out
at that price," he added.
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TEACHERS' C0NFERENCE AT
GODERICH OCTOBER 26th
The Goderieh, Unit of Women
Teachers' Federation tri:R at the
Caaderieh Public School on Mon-
day, of last week:
Plans Ler their regional Pall
Conference, which is to be held
at Goderich on October 26th, were
discuttaul and various committees
were formed.
Mtas Mune 't,,,ave an informative
taik on the Creative En1inhCon-
ference at which she attended in
Tonto thhi piaS,t summer.
Lunch wcs then served.
Personals
Down Memory's
Lane
45 Years Ago
"They Are My People," a play
starring Edwin Weever, was en-
joying a four -night run at the
Opera House. Admission prices
were 10c, 20c and 30c.
At a meeting in the Town Hall,
J. W. Moyes, of Toronto, president
of Ontario West Sihore Railway Co.,
talked with representatives of dis-
trict munibipalitiee which had
guaranteed bond g' of the railway.
He claimed that construction of the
electric railway had been held up
due to the uncertainty of the power
situation. He estimated that it
would cost not more than $100,0,00
to put the railway in shape for
operation from Goderlich to Kin-
cardine. The ,municipal represent-
atfves present seemed to favor ob-
taining a report from an independ-
ent engineer as to how muchit
would cost to complete the project.
Miss I. E. Sharman, of Goderich,
president of the West Huron Teach-
ers' Association, was in the chair
when the 34th annual meeting of
the association was held at Code -
rich Collegiate Institute.
Work was commenced on the
1,000 -foot extension of the north-
west breakwater.
The Signal reported, "George
Watson, the old reliable, has again
opened out at the old stand on
Montreal street, where he will take
orders for cleaning and pressing
clothes."
25 Years Ago
The Liberal candidate, William
H. Gadding, ex -mayor of Seaforth,
rolled up a majority of more than
1,500 votes ever Warden Louis
Rader, the Conservative standard -
hearer, in a by-election in the
federal 'riding of South Huron. Mr.
Golding went to Ottawa to fill the
unexpired term of the late Thomas
McMillan.
Harry Black, who was starting
his 21st year of service with the
'Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,
was honored by his associates .at a
gathering here. He had served
longer with the company than any
other agent in the Stratford dis-
trict. Presentations were made to
Mr. and Mrs. Black.
W. L. Forrest and the Dominion
Government were printipals in a
legal fight for possession of Ship
Island in Goderich harbor.a Mr.
Forrest, who operated a shilbyard
on the island, claimed $250,000,
valuation, plus $20,000 damages
when the federal authorities moved
to expropriate the property..
Missing since September 15 and
suffering from amnesia, -J. E. Fish,
70, district judge at Weyburn,
Sask., was found at a Clinton hotel.
Arrangements were made to take
him home.
The business of the Goderich
Mineral Water Co., West street,
was offered for sale by tender.
15 Years Ago
Lieut. R. C. Hays took over com-
mand of "C" Company, Middlesex -
Huron (Reserve) Regiment. He
was a veteran of the First World
War, in which he was wounded
after taking part in several en-
gagements in France.
Frank Wood, of Goderich, won
the first prize of $100 in a draw
conducted by E'xgter Lions Club.
Harold Shore, manager of Gled-
hill's shoe store, and hisassistant,
Harold Daer, were back at busi-
ness after spending four days in
Alexandra Hospital. They haa been
confined to the hospital whilere-
covering from monoxide gas poi-
soning which they suffered when
they inhaled smoke during the fire
which swept through the Cornfield
store.
The local organization for the
Victory Loan campaign was head-
ed by G. L. Parsons, with C. K.
Saunders and D. J. Grant in an
advisory capacity. Canvassers were
C. E. Groves, P. J. Ryan, M. H.
Martin, G. G. MacEwan, T. Pritch-
ard and H. M. Ford. Public rela-
tions chairman was Elmer Cran-
ston.
Rev. Richard Stewart, formerly
of Kirkland Lake, was inducted
into the ministry of Knox Presby-
terian Church here.
A Goderich native, H. Earl El-
liott, senior master of Upper Can-
ada College Preparatory School,
was honored by the board of gov-
errrors in recognition of his 25
years of service on the staff.
10 Years Ago
S. H. Blake, acting assessor for
Goderich, announced that -town
popullation had reached 4,927, an
increase of 181 over the previous
year. Assessment totalled $3,283,-
602. The dog population was 335.
Goderich Public School Board
set a minimum salary of $1,500
and maximum of $2,100 for lady
teachers. -
There was a large cortgregatiot
at St. George's Church when Rev.
Canon H. J. Cody, of Toronto, de-
livered an impressive sermon.
Mr. -George Wraith has been
awarded a diploma for successfully
completing the course on Poultry
Health and Nutrition offered by
Whitmoyer Laboratories, , Inc.,
1Myerstown, Pa. He has returned
from Myerstown where he attend-
ed the Whitmoyer Poultry Health
Clinic.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. (Mike) Smith,
of Stockton, California, are guests
with the former's brother, Mr.
James Smith, Huron road. Mr.
Smith left Goderich in 1907.
Mrs. Hazel Ruff, accompanied
her uncle, MT. Edward Hazell, Of
Chicago, visited her cousin, Mrs.
Pat Serihigeour, Huron road, and
other relatives.
Mr. E, Hickingbottom, Miss M.
'Hiickingbottom, Mr. Harold John-
stone and Mrs. Alma Johnston at-
tended the Ashfield Presbyterian
anniversary service on Sunday
evening.
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'ROYAL VISIT TO OTTAWA
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the cavalcade of sleek ears bearing
the Royal party of II.R.H., Queen
Filizalteth IL to and from official
functions in Ottawa, October 12
through October 18, will be three
luxurious Chrysler Imperial pas-
senger ears. Chrysler of Canada,
who is making the cars available,
is also supplying six additional
sedans for the use of other officials
connected with the Royal vieit.
For the use of Her Royal High-
ness a Chrysler Crown Imperial
parade phaeton is available for
fine weather. Two companion Ma-
periale, a Le Baron .sedan and Le
Baron hardtop, are also provided.
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Calgary, &Alberta, is Canada's
highcnt eity –over 3,40() feet above
Eon -level.
Canon Cody was introduced by the
rector, Rev. B. H. Farr.
Miss Beulah Shackleton set
something of a record for late
season swims. With the water
temperature down to 60 degrees,
she swam 100 yards er more in a
course between the piers at Gode-
rich harbor.
Town 'Council authorized the E.
A. Horton Sales Co. to make a
survey of parking conditions in the
business section with a view to in.
stalling parking meters.
Letter to Editor
Tampa, Florida,
Oct. 3, 1957.
Editor, Signal -Star.
Sirea-Please renew my father's
subscription to the paper for one
year.
We enjoy the Goderich news.
We. -noticed with special interest
the plane for a Yacht -Club. As we
have a great weakness for sailing,
we have just helped Tampa obtain
a new Yacht Club building. It was
financed by members buying bonds.
The dock work was done by mean -
bens and when it's regatta time,
everyone pitches 111 and helps with
the work. We hope Goderieh will
be as successful with its plans as
our club has been.
Sincerely yours,
TI1JJIJ1AN J. LIVINGSTON.
Taylor's Corner
TAYLOR'S ,CORNER, Oct. 8.—
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fuller at-
tended the Fisher -Bean wedding
at 'Carlow on Saturday afternoon.
Miss Wilda Wilson, of Brantford,
visited with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Witson during the week-
end.
Gerald Walter, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Barrie Walter, represented
Gaderieh District Collegiate Insti.
tute in the senior division at North'
Huron Plowing Competition held
near 'Belmore recently. Gerald
placed eecoed.
Mr. and Nis. Kenneth Drake and
son, Tommy, of Albuquerque, New
Mexico, visaed the lady's grand,.
father, Mr. Fred Willis, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Jahn West -
kook, last week.
Taylor's Corner Ladies' Aid held
their October meeting at the school
lact Wealneerlay evening. Final
plans were diseuesed for the bazaar
to be held October 20. The laclica
quilted a quilt. The haste.sses weee
Mrs. Chester Sturdy and Mrs. Ken-
neth Holmes. 11h November meet-
ing will be held at the home of
Nrs. Elroy Rodgers.
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