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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-11-28, Page 1110th Year—No. 47 GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 28, 1957 Doggozhit if even the dogs aren't watching the newspaper advertisements these days for helpful suggestions on Christmas gifts. Here is shown Frank Rid, Church Street, scanning over the pages of The Signal -Star and seeing what mer- chants have to offer in the way of Christmas gifts that -will make •his . Christmas shopping easier_ His faithful collie dog, outfitted with a elawn's hat and equipped with reading glasses, looks over the/ advertisements, too, in case he might bring to the attention of his master some- thing he has had in mind but had just forgotten temporarily. Watching the advertisements care- fully can save Christmas shoppers both time and money. It can save on wear and tear, too, dur- ing the busy Christmas shopping season. S.S. Photo by 4t.F1. Early Copy ! The Signal -Star would like to express its thank to Gode- rich merchants for the man- ner in which they have turned ' in early copy for the Christ- mas Shopping issue. This will appear next week but, of neces- sitya a considerable portion of this paper has to' be printed in advance. Some of it will roll off the press this week. That's why the early copy is needed. - Others who plan running ad- vertisements in next week's special Christmas shopping issue are respectfully request- ed equested to have their copy ready by the end of this week, if at all possible. o BUILDING NEWS Permits Hit $194,149, Expand Mill Facilities ACCLAMATIONS ARE POPULAR Q 6' 12' to house• bed- t C. F. Cadman, Cambria road and Fourteen .building permits for addition 3 x work estimated to, cost $22,700 room, bath and storage; brick were issued during October by E. veneer, estimated cost, $5,500. ich building in- James Skeoch, Britannia road, H. Jessop, 'coder er This brourght the total number of permits tissued j ..the first 10_ months -of tlTe year to 134 with a total value of $194,149. 'The high- est month this year was in April when 30 permits were issued for projects costing $64,910. During. October, permits were issued .to Goderich Manufacturing Co. Limited for two buildings need- ed to handle -increased volume of business. The larger building, estimated to cost $8,500, forms an extension to the factory and is designed to provide more space for mill work and manufacturing. This unit. which is of block and brick con- struction, is 25' x 284' and part of it is two storeys high. The second permit issued to Goderich Manufacturing was for a storage warehouse for kiln -dried materials. Estimated to cost $2 500, it is 18' x 60', of one -storey frime construction. Other permits issued' during the month were as follows: Brig. G. M. Ross, West street, re -shingle house roof, $250. Blackstone Restaurant," West street, install quarter boards ant tile ,floor, $150. . McManus Dairy, Stanley street, addition 15' x 30' to present b ,d- ing, cement block, one -storey, flat roof, $1,000. - Harry Dodd, Cambria road, re- moving shed and rebuilding at rear of house, $250. William Tipple, St. Patrick street, alterations to interior of dwelling and repairs to chimney and roof, $900. PUC Garage Public Utilities Commission, Al- bert street, garage 26' x 26'; frame with metal cover, $1,400. A. C. Leyey, Brock street•, en- larging and rebuilding frame garage 12' x 20', $150. Thomas Carrick, Cambria road, re -shingle roof of dwelling,,, $150. J. S. Kernighan, Newgate street, build frame porch on east side of house, $200. Emerson Overholt, Huron road. move two cabins together and make alterations, $700. Acclamations- were given to num- erous candidates seeking office in district municipalities at nomina- tion meetings held Monday even- ing. At Clinton, W. Millar was given an acclamation for mayor as was Burton W. Stanley for reeve. Council was aleo given an acclam- ation. Members of the school board and of the P.U.C. were given acclamations, too. At Seaforth, B. F. Christie was given an acclamation for mayor and N. Scoins for reeve. Eleven have been nominated for council with six to be elected. The school board and the P.U.C. have been given acclamations. At Blyth, William Morritt has been given an acclamation for reeve, and the same for the coun- ciL At Lucknow, George W. Joynt is reeve by acclamation and • the council went in likewise_ The reeve and council went back by acclamation, in both Usborne and Stephen •townships while in Grey Township, four have been nominated for reeve and six for council with four -to be elected. Park street, re -shingle Back part of house with asphalt shingles, $100. John Boyle, Victoria street, re - shingle cottage roof with asphalt shingles, $100. Harry Israels, Britannia road pro flerty. move cabins from - to Bayfield road SUbScitiptipn dpi t tcaAPA F ►. TESTS- SEEN L RMUN1CIPAL N-' With the annual municipal none inLtion meeting coming up Friday night, interest is mounting rapidly. Reeve E. C. (Fisher is the only definite candidate for the mayor- alty now held by John L Graham. Deputy -Reeve Donnelly has stated that he will be a candidate for reeve. A keen contest for the office of deputy -reeve is assured. Council- lors James Bisset and Peter S. (Wfac'Ewan are both in the running And, for the first time in several years, a woman will be seeking one of the six Council seats. She - is Mrs. D. D. Mooney. e Besides a mayor, reeve, deputy - reeve and six councillors, nomin- ations will be received for two mayor or deputy -reeve," but he Public Utilities Commissioners and -intimated that he might change his forr. three members of Goderich mind and decide to seek another Public School Board. The PUC term as a councillor. When con - and school board members will tatted this week, he had nothing serve two-year terms, whereas members of Council are elected for one year only. There are 3,427 persons on the new Goderich voters' list. This number is-- exactly six less than last year. Qulestion Marks As far as the candidates are concerned, the big question marks at the moment are Mr. Graham, the present mayor, and Councillor C. M. Robertson. Contacted by The Signal -Star, Mr. Graham said today: "If I don't stay for mayor, I may run for a seat on Council." He has consid- ered the possibility of dropping tiat'k to run for one of the six Council seats, but has not yet made up his mind what he will do. At the last regular Council meet- ing, Councillor Robertson said, "I'm either going to be running for NEW FLOWER SHOP Official opening of Wilfred J. Denomme's new flower shop in the store formerly occupied 'by Campbell's Drug Store has been set'for Thursday, December 5. Ad- vertisements elsewhere - in thl.s issue -contain -details but not the new phone number assigned to the store which is number 198. , Jaycettes To Buzz Voters Over Phone Election Day The Jaycette Club held a "Pot Luck" supper at the home of Mrs. Peter MacEwan on Wednesday of last week. Thirteen members were in attendance. The president, Mrs. Rod MaeCuspey, presided. In connection with the forth- coming municipal election, the Jaycettes will telephone voters on election day, December 9, thus assisting the Jaycees in their an- ti al campaign to get out the vote. further to say. Deputy -Reeve James Donnelly announced today: "I will be a candidate for the office of reeve." Councillor Peter S. MacEwan has Single opieti Te reiterated his ; earlier announce- ment that he will be a candidate for the office of deputy -reeve on the 458 Council. ,Councillor James Bisset stated: "I will definitely be a, candidate for the position of deputy -reeve." added that next year will be an important one in relation _ to County Council, on which Goderich is represented by its deputy -reeve and reeve. Assessment Question "No matter who is representing the town," stated Cowicillor Bisset, the matter of the. tdwn's appeal against the county assessment should be taken up again. I feel I would like to represent the town in pursuing this matter to a satis- factory conCltislbn." Both Councillors Bisset and Mac - Ewan are now completing their first year on Council. Three persons not now on Coun cil have been mentioned as pos- sible candidates for Council seats. It was learned that Mrs. D. Douglas Mooney, widow of a form - The "500" and Bridge was suc- cessful, as reported by the social convener, Mrs. Frank Young. The door prize was won by Mrs. J. Rhus: The winners for the bridge were Miss F. Paterson and Mrs. H. Tichborne, for the "500," Mrs. Bay- nard and C. McMillen. Plans were made to send a Christmas basket to a needy family. A penny auction and a lovely toiletry display followed the meet- ing. Awards Presented At Graduati Exercises Of :The Public School The Salt Mine More details of the salt min- ing project here together with a comprehensive overall pic- ture will be presented on Janu- ary 23rd by W. R. Spence, of Montreal, vice-president and general manager of Sifto Salt Limited. The address will be made at the Goderich Lions Club's County Council night when members of the Huron County Council will be in at- tendance. There is consider- able - interest in this project, not only locally, but through- out the entire County and the remarks of Mr. Spence at this time will no doubt be en- lightening. 0 0 0 Superintendent's Years Of Service Earn Recognition Town Police Recover Stolen Car And Guns er mayor of this - town, AVM offer her . services for Council. Wheie contacted by the Signal -Star, said that she has given much, ,sexy ,ions thought ,to it and "finally de- cided that, if nominated, I will qualify." She said, "'I think it's time that some • woman in Goderich took enough interest in municipal affakir to offer herself as a candidate for Council.," - Bruce Sully, whose name has also been mentioned frequently as a possible candidate, states that he has been thinking about it "very- seriously" but has .not made up his mind. • John Spain has announced de- finitely that he will be a candidate for one of the six Council seats Seek Re-election Several charges face three men she was surprised to see that their who were picked up by police a short time after Robert3Ashton's car was stolen from in front of his Stanley street residence here. Tire marks in the snow led Con- stable Albert South, accompanied- by Mr. Ashton, to a residence in Saltford where they found the missing auto. They waited until three men came out of the house, then took them in for questioning. Mr. Ashton had left the keys in the ignition Monday evening since his wife was going out. About 7.30 p.m., they heard a car pulling away, but._ did not dream it was their own. A few minutes later when Mrs. Ashton left the house, The annual turkey supper of the Victoria Street United Church Sunday School officers, teachers and week -night leaders was held on Monday night. Some 50 were in `attendance as a presentation was made to W. Charles Breckow, superintendent. He was presented with a lapel pin recognizing him as a qualified member of the Vol- untary Workers' Fellowship of the United Church of Canada. For more than 40 years, Mr. Breckow has given voluntary ser- vice as a teacher in the Methodist and United Churches, and as a superintendent. He has held the latter post for over 20 years. His service dates back to the ministry of Rev. F. A. Craik. Lorne Bodges, assistant superin- tendent, and -Mrs. Olive Culbert, secretary of the Siifday School, made the presentation. Supper arrangements e were in ar e of 0 in Mrs. S gyland ?41rs. Jchchirp son. B. SOWERBY INJURED Benson Sowerby, of Goderich Township, was rushed to Alexandra Hospital en Monday of last week when he dislocated his left arm while cranking a tractor. Mr. Sowerby was assisting Ben Feagan on his farm when the accident occurred. (By E. McKee) - Connie MacDonald, presented Mr. MacAdam, Connie MacDonald; ei a gown, aures Joyce Stephens with a gift. Beverly MacMillan, Audrey Mit- Chambers, Lynne Comrie, Donna A capacity audience witnessed is Dockstader, Margaret Duckworth, g Ruth Durnin, Donna Gardner, the niter mon exercises at the sented with p Y November meeting of the Home and a gift wasb h If Donna Holtzman, Janet Hugill, and School Association Tuesday of Donald Mallough, Shirley Mallough, when the students of .the J t ll' Bruce MacDonald, Sandra McLean, classco„ C Bruce e Mitchell, Joyce Mugford, wof '57 received their pins and Hugrll. awards. The school valedictorian. John Stanley Kathryn Naftel, April Pridmol•e, The meeting was preceded by a 'vI Wh' Jeffery Reid, Larry Scrimgeour, buffetpilsupper, with the guests. Arthur o y, y .Tames Stephens, William Stiles, pupils 'and teachers as guests. class an h h t Muriel Thompson, Mary hackleton welcomed the for their d also b h t Warner, David Wilkinson, KatherineLinne guests ol.,S , hl Cunnington. guests or� behalf of the executive tion and cxpdessed a desire for con- tinued success to the Home and 'School Association. 1Mrs. Ortelli's room and Mrs. Alexander's room tied for the at• tendance award. - - J Special awards Were presented to various students. The Park Memorial or Victor Lauriston medal was awarded to John Kinkead and presented by Mrs. Clayton Edward. - First proficiency award wlass pre- sented to Betty Allen 3y M. harper on behalf of the Maple Leaf Chapter, IODE. Second proficiency award went to Paul Carroll and was donated by by the 1MVIrs. GordonlHender- DE, andp son. Third proficiency award went to Jack Van der Meer, donated by the Goderich Women's Institute and presented by Mrs. N. Clairmont. Athletic awards were presented by Mrs. Ortelli to the following students: Senior girls' champion, Betty Allen; Intermediate girls' champion, Ruth Durnin; Junior girls' champion, Susan Sale; Juniora boys' champioee, Robert Grah Intermediate boys' champion, Michael Helesie; Senior boys champion, W9'yne Willis. Mrs. J. Skeoch presented pins donated by the Home and School Association 'to the pupils of Moore's class. On behalf of the class, 1Mr. Moore was presented ed with a gift by Paul Carroll a Richard Watson. ('lass pins were presented to Mr. Stephen's class by Mrs. Gilders. The members bJohnthe Kinkead repre- sented'and Miss McDowell's class were piie- ins b Mrs. R. Cornish " presentedon behalf the class to' Miss McDowell by Donna Dockstader andane Kinkead, spoke briefly on behalf of all the students of the graduat- ingd thankedthe teachers tireless efforts an the Home andSchoolAssociation for their excellent work. The speaker of the evening, Wing Commander Hoodspith, of the Clinton RCAF, was introduced by Mr. Stephens, who gave it brief autobiography of Mr., Hoodspith's background and present work. The RCAF 'School- at Cli ton is.. the largest air school in Canada, with 1,500 students and 50 in- structors. Wing Commander Hoodspith, who has travelled extensively, stated that Canada is the finest country in the world in which to live, and it is a great privilege ,to enjoy the freedom which we take so much for granted. Education is the only way, to enable young- people of this age to cope with modern advancements such as electronics, he stated. Many .fields of education lie open for both boys and girls and teach- ers and parents are part of the team enabling them to succeed in their chosen vocation. He emphasized the need for physical, mental and spiritual edu- cation as necessary to attain one's aim in life. Our way of life is a challenge to each boy and girl, he said. Mrs. Neil Sale thanked the speak- er for his inspiring address and the meeting concluded with the singing of God Save the Queen. 'Members of the graduating class, 1!157, are: Barbara Allison, Blanche - Allison, Donna Beechey, Bill Bet- tger, Lorna Boyce, John Bissett, Carol Cameron, Leone Cook, Robert Crawford, Pauline Durnin, Joseph Fritzley, Wendy Gilders, Carolyn Harnack, Beverlf'y ,,Johnston, Elea- nore Johnston, John Kinkead, Gail chell Diana Neville, Donna Opfer, Bill Pennington, Gene Powell,Bev- erly Scruton, Lois Stanbury, James Thomas,Brian Turner, JackVan der Meer,Wayne Willis, Thomas Berry, Melvin Blundell,'PaulCar- roll, John Ervine, tan ey Fenner, Gordon Kelly,James McWhinney, Morley, Lloyd Skeoch; Rich- ardWatson Victor Whetstone, one, Richard Worsell, Donna A er ar , Betty Allen, Robert Baechler, Mr. R. E. Secord, of Hanover, at left, district representative of community programs branch of the Ontario Department of F,du- eation, last week presented -Walter ` l'ed" Williams, of Goderich, with a municipal recreation director's certificate. This certificate marked the completion of three ke'ars by Ted Williams as a rec- reation director and his participation in the Department's pro- fessional training course. Recreation directors from the Lake , upon Zone met at Goderich at the time to discuss minor sport problems. Represented at the meeting were St. Marys, Milverton, Exeter, Walkerton, Listowel and Goderich. Photo by Henderson. car had disappeared. The police office was phoned and the three suspects—two from Saltford and one from Londesboro —were picked up a short time , later. - Police Chief F. M. Hall has also announced the recovery of two guns stolen from H. O. Jerry Hard- ware on Kingston street. Two per- sons, one a juvenile, have been questioned in this connection. Both have been residents of this town for less than a year. The guns—a .22 rifle and a shot- gun — were recovered Tuesday, about a ., week after the hardware store was entered, according to police. Test Holes Completed Drilling of four test holes at the waterfront has been completed under supervision of Allan Clark, of Columbus, Ohio, who is a geolo- gist employed by Ranney Method Water willprepplies. A report is now alikely be being prepared and forwarded to Town Council within a couple of weeks. It is reported that the gravel and sand formation found in the last test hole was "very favorable" but there was considerable clay found in one or more of the other locations where holes were drilled. The drilling was done at the ex- pense of the Ranney organization to help determine whether the ground formation is such as to make construction of a Ranney water system feasible here. No pumpirfg tests have been made yet. 0 0 0 Lieut. and Mrs. C. Adams and daughter, Helen, are visiting at the home of the lady's mother, Mrs. F. B. Riley and friends on their return from England and the Continent before leaving for Lieut. Adams' posting at Kingston. Week -end guests with Mr. and Mrs. D. .T. Patterson were Miss Loretto McCaughey, of London, and Mr. Douglas Patterson, of Toronto. Garbage Truck Delivered; Buy New Police Cruiser Town- Council has accepted p.le- livery of a new garbage truck with gross vehicle weight rating of 25,000 pounds. Lettering was put on the truck on Tuesday. A representative of Nordic TreVe & Equipment Co., of Weston, dis- tributors of the Montreal -built Sanivan packer, was to be in town yesterday and today to help fam- iliarize town employees with the new equipment. The chassis was purchased from Siimis. Motors,- of Goderich. ' At a Council meeting held last Friday, a letter from C. E. Smith, engineer, truck sales department, General Motors, Oshawa, was read. The letter confirmed that the truck has been converted to 25,000 g.v.w. rating. Total net cost of the new gar- bage collection unit—which is of the same type as that used in many cities and large towns--vrlll he $10,861. Of this, the Sanivan refuse collector costs $6,048 and the chassis costs $4,013. The town's three -ton 1949 garbage unit is being traded in on the new chassis. The Sanivan includes a 14 cu. yd. garbage collection body, 2.6 cu. yd. hopper, and loading, compaction and ejection unloading assembly. "Vfemhers of Council decided in favor of the Sanivan unit after they viewed different types of gar- bage collection units in action on i trip to Kitchener, Waterloo and Stratford. COUNTY COU er OPENS DEC. 2 His Honor, H. D. Lang, will preside when County Court for Huron opens here on Monday, December 2. Seven cases are listed to be heard as follows: Glousher vs Lewis; Keys vs Reid; Devries vs McKelvey; Stratford Live- stock Exchange Ltd. vs Ottawa Beef Company Ltd.; Bourgeois vs Cronin; Lebeau vs Whyte et al; Bossence vs Mann. Councillors Frank Walkom, Wil- liam Tipple and Joseph Allaire stated at the last Coancil meeting that they will seek re-election. There may be a three-way race for the two PUC positions. Com- missioners George MacEwan and W. J. Mills have indicated that they will offer their services to the voters again, and J. E. Huckinsr former mayor, has stated that he definitely will be a Candidate for the PUC. Trustee Don Aberhart will prob- ably be a candidate for re-election to the Goderich Public School Board, but there is less certainty as to whether Trustees Harold Shore and Robert Rae will seek re-election or not. The nomination meeting starts Friday night at 7.30 p.m. in the Town Hall. Candidates must qualify by 9 p.m. the next day, Saturday. An -election, if 'neces- sary, will be held Monday, Decem- ber 9. o Seasonal Benefits Dec. 1 To May 17 Seasonal benefits for person who can not qualify under the regular unemployment benefits - this sexton extend from December 1, 1957, to May 17, 1958, John D - McLeod, manager of the Goderick office of the National Employment Service, told the Signal -Star. This move is, in reali't, 1111 e - tension of this particular service for two months more than it wars last year to cope with the increas- ed unemployment this year. A person is qualified for seasonal benefits if he has 15 contributory weeks since 'March 31, 1957, or if his regular claims have expired or have been exhausted since April 20, 1957. Buy Cruiser At Friday night's meeting, Coun til accepted the tender of Gode- rich Motors Ltd. to supply a 1958 Ford sedan for use as a police cruiser for Atha town force. With the present cruiser being traded in, the net cash difference which the town will pay is $1.050. Five automobile dealers submit- ted tenders for the police cruiser. Under the terms of the transaction, the successful tenderer must trans- fer certain equipment, such as the heave- duty generator, from' the present cruiser to the new vehicle. The tender called tor a six -cylinder car with heater, defroster, heavy duty springs in front, anti -freeze and other options. Council also sold a barn on the property formerly owned by Mrs. Rose, Willis to Gordon Brindley, of R:R. 6, Goderich, for $50. The barn is to be cleared off the pro- perty within 30 days of acceptance 6f tender. The house on the property was sold earlier for $200 with the same stipulation that it must be remov- ed. The property forms part of a new 22 -lot land assembly plan. Council bought the Willis propetty, which is near G4YC1, then sold it rind other adjoining property to Central Mortgage .& Housing ("er- poration. Once services have born installed, C iiIfC will offer the lots for sale to any individual, wishing to build a home. ('MM' itself will not build any homes. A vrNY%1. Y• A familiar figure- at (ode - rich Public Library, where she has been librarian for 35 years, is Miss Rose A. Aitken. Above she is seen checking out a book for Mrs. E. H. Hill, stand- ing beside her. Miss Aitken will he retiring on December 14 and in the intervening years she has done most commendable work as librarian. There is triple the number of books on the shelves to when she 'r3tarted in as librarian in 1922. Inter- ested in a children's room, Miss Aitken has established one which is outstanding for a municipality as eoinparative- ly small as Goderieli. There are 3,500 children'a. boobs in this room. Credit for the establishing of the Huron County Library also goes to Miss Andrea.- Bach in the summer of t 41,, she visited all the libraries in Huron County to make a sur- vey with this in mind. in September of that year a meet- ing was held which resulted in the organization of 11uroin County Library the following month. For a period of four years, Miss Aitken was librar- ian brartan for the Huron Cothnty Lib- rary, as well as librarian of the Goderich .Public Library. Driving her own car, it"lic$ Aitken made the rounds of libraries in tlio County, de- livering boobs. The i1urot County Library e7erttpallly ex- panded to the point where it was a full tannic job 1I1 itself and the appointt -lit d El Huron County libratiair Was made. as Photo by 11.1L