The Goderich Signal-Star, 1957-12-19, Page 1cP
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118th Year—o. dO
Christmas Meet
Of The CW.1.
The December meeting of St.
Peter's O WL, w4li held in- the
school on Monday evening of last
week. The president, glass Helen
McCarthy, presided. Miss NIcCalrthy
thanked everyone who helped make
the Christmas fair such an out,
standing success.
Money was voted for the child-
ren's treat at the Christmas con-
cert and for otherifts and p'e-
'sentation; made at 'that time; also
for the veter an0 of Westminster
Hospital, Our Lady's Missionaries,
those confined to hospital and the
infirm who are to."bb'reinembeied.
A donation of $200 was made to
the Goderieh Hospital Fund.
Mrs. Jas. Chisholm —gave ii rd -
port on the Cancer Society. A
donation was made to the Cancer
Society gift cupboard.
An article "There's no place like
home," from the League 1Vlagazine,
was read by Mrs. Leo Walzak.
Omitted from the report of the
Christmas Fair, were. Mrs. Ben
Chisholm, Mrs. John Connelly, Mrs.
Donald Worthy, Mrs. Jos. Leddy
for the home baking and Mrs. Wm.
Robinson for the tea.
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Disaster ?
Two little girls, who still
may be wondering about this,
will he happy to know that
Santa Claus did NOT get stuck
in the chimney when he left
the Dominion Road Machinery
Co. Ltd. Christmas party at
Goderich Pavilion Tuesday
night. The jolly, rotund saint
came- down the chimney and
left the same way after greet-
ing the ,children and grown-
ups at the party. Later, as a
man was leaving the pavilion,
he noticed that two little girls
—aged around six and five
years old—were standing out-
side. They were gazing up-
wards and, despite the frigid
,,, ;eather, seemed oblivious to
the fact that their hands and
knees were bare. "Aren't you
cold?" asked the passer-by,
surprised. "No," chorused
the two little girls whose eyes
stayed riveted to the sky -line.
"We're waiting for Santa Claus
to come out of the chimney."
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Vehkles Collide
Near Dungannon
Police estimated da:•inage at
around $500 in a two -car collision
which occurred at about nine
o'clock Saturday night on the
fourth concession of Ashfield Town(
ship, just west of Dungannon.
Drivers of the two vehicles in-
volved were W. A. Culbert, jr., of
R.R. 1, Dungannon, and J. Clayton
Anderson, of Dungannon. The
front of the Culbert car was in
collision with the rear end of the
other vehicle. No one was injured.
Provincial Constable J. 13. Johnston,
of Goderich., investigated.
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"SANTA
'SANTA CALLS
Nearly 1,500 bags of goodies
were handed out 'to town and dis-
trict children when Santa Claus
made his first official visit of 1957
to Goderich. After being whisked
around 'the Square on a fire truck,
he greeted the -kiddies at the Town
Hall. Firemen, town officials and
police aided in looking after the
crowd.
GODERICH,ONTARIO. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1957
WAS 792 IN JUNE
The Saskadoc edged its way into the ice -covered
water of Goderieh Harbor about 7.30 a.m., last
Saturday to make the last boat to arrive here
.for the season. It made the total of boats in the
winter fleet here 19. Incidentally, the Saskadoc
was the first boat to leave Goderieh Harbor last
spring, clearing here for the Lakehead on April
4th. Id the photo above, .a MacDonald Marine
boat is seen shovink the stern of the Saskadoc
towards the pier in front of" the Goderieh
Elevator and Transit Company office.
S.S. Photo by RR.
Winter Fleet -19 Boats;
'625,000 Bu. Grain Here
The Goderieh winter fleet thi
year is made •up of 19 boats. Last
boat to arrive was the Saskadoc
which steamed into port at about
7.30 a.m., last Saturday with grain
from the Lakehead. The same boat
wintered here last season and 'Was
the first boat out of the harbor last.
spring, on April 4th, to be....exact.
Total amount..srf-grraizt in the
two elevators and stored in the
boats is 8,625,000 bushels. In the
Godenich Elevator and Transit
Company are 3,000,000 bushels
while there are 1,625,000 bushels
in their storage boats. In the
elevators of the Upper Lakes and
St. Lawrence Transportation Com-
pany are 1,500,000 bushels and in
their storage boats are 2,500,000
bushels.
Winter storage boats here of the
Upper Lakes" and St. Lawrence
Transportation Company are:
James Stewart, Grovedale, Park -
dale, Maunaloa 11, John Ericsson,
Victorious, Barge 137, Glen Bogie,
John Roebling, John Fritz, Bryan
Barge and the barge Alexander
Holley. The Goderich Elevated-
boats
levatorboats are Everetton, Saskadoc, Alta-
doc, Collingdoc, Algorail, A. A.
Hudson and +Prindoc.
When the Saskadoc, last boat in
for the season, arrived, its Captain,
Dick Semple, said the boat had
made a total of 43 trips during
the past navigation season and had
travelled some 40,000 miles.
Pavilion Has Many
Christmas Parties
The annual Christmas party for
the children of employees of the
W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company was
held at the Goderich Pavilion on
Wednesday evening. On Friday
evening, the employees of a same
company will hold a Chris as din-
ner and dance at the Par.
do Thursday evening the em-
ployees of the A & P Store will
hold a Christmas &liner at the
Pay.
Other company Christmas gath-
erings at the Pav were as follows:
December 6, General Coach Works,
of Hensall; December 12, supply
section of RCAF, Clinton; Decem-
her 14, Imperial Oil Company em-
ployees; December 16, Christmas
party for e aildren of Kinsmen Club
members; December 17, Christmas
party of. Dominion Road Machireery
Company -Limited.
On Christmas night, December
215, there is dancing at the Pay.
On Friday, December 27, there is
a special teen-age record hop.
Big dance of the year is on New
Year's Eve and many reservations
are already in for this event.
New Officers Of Knox
Arthur Circle Iristalled
After viewing a film, secured
by Mrs. W. Reed, from CARE or-
ganization, each member contribut-
ed her annual Christmas donation
to that organization.
The following officers for 1058,
presented by Mrs. G, Walter, con-
vener of the nominating' committee,
were installed by Mrs. R. G. Mac-
Millan: past president, Mrs. J.
Bisset; president, Mrs. C. Edward;
first vice-president„ Mrs. J. Pirie;
second vice-president, Mrs. K. ('utt;
secretary, Mrs. G. McManus; treas-
urer, Mrs. J. A. McConnell; group
leaders, Mrs. J. Leitch, Mrs. B.
Sully, Mrs. J. Stringer, Mrs I.
Cook, :Mrs. J. Schaefer and Mrs. A.
Cummings; pianist, Mrs. M., Bell;
Glad Tidings secretary., Mrs. B. Y.
McCreath; flower secretary, Mrs. A.
Twaddle; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. R. Henderson; welcome and,
welfare secretary, Mrs. W. Asher;,
press secretary, Mrs. J. Pirie; liter
attire and library, Mrs. S. Blake:
life membership. Mrs. J. Robin;
telephone secretary, Mrs. E. Alli
son; supply' secretaries, Mrs. N.
Harnack and Mrs. F. Young; home
helpers, °Mrs. N. Hill; social, Mrs
E. Scruton; nominating committee
for 1959 executive, Mrs. F. Sande
:Mrs.
E. Cranston and Mrs. .J. A.
McConnell.
Mrs. M. Bell ° spoke in praise
of the inspiring leadership of the
retiring president, Mrs. J. Bisset,
and moved a vote of appreciation
of her services in the last two
••"ars Mrs. C 'Edward fhrn tool
the chair, . expressing her humble
aptvreciation of th' ho» r confer
red on her. It was decided to bol(
the annual fee supper on Januar'
20th. with the executive respnn
Bible for the, program.
Following the repetition of The
Magnifteat in unison and the sine,
ing of holy light, the meet -ins
was closed with prayer by Mrs
FAward.
Refreshments, including Christ
ivieConnell, and the corresponding mas cake and claorthread. were
sccretary's,report by Mrs. R. Hen- served by Vire W Asher and her
det'son. The Welcome and Welfare social committee from a tel table,
report was given by •Mrs. F. Wood. decorated id the Chriatmaa theme.
The annual meeting of the
.Kn
x Presbyterian
h
ur
Circle ofo
Art
Church was held in the Church
Parlor on Monday evening, with
the president, Mrs. J. Bisset, pre-
siding. The Scripture readings
were given by Mrs. J. Stringer and
Mrs. C. Lowery. , Mrs. G. Kaitting
offered prayer.
The minute's of the November
meeting were read by the secre-
tary, Mrs. G. McManus. Mrs. R.
Henderson real the correspolvd-
ence, including a letter from the
Cuhmaster, Mr. L. • Hyde, thanking
the Arthur Circle for the purchase
• of a flag for the Wolf Cub Pack.
Mrs. J. Pirie read a most interest-
ing letter from Miss Ida White of
the Mobile Medical Unit in India,
formerly of Goderich, thanking the
group for their Christmas gift to
her and describing her nursing
work in India.
MRS. C. ED4ARD,
Arthur Circle president
The annual eports were then
presented, rev aling that the year
1957 had been most successful
under the leadership of the presi-
dent, Mrs. J. Bisset. The secre-
tary's reportwas given by Mrs.
(; McManus, the treasurer's report
by Mrs. F. MacDonald in the ah,
Genco of the treasurer, Mrs. A.
so
Deadline Saturday ,dor
Lighting Contest. Entry
Saturday, December 21, is
the deadlinefor post marked
entries in te Christmas light-
ing contest, sponsored by the
Town of Goderich and the
Goderich Jaycees.
Get that entry away today.
An entry form appeared in a
half page advertisement of last
week's Signal -Star. Clip it out
and mail to Post Office Box
1001, Goderich.
A prize of $25 is being given
for the best decorated house
or apartment.
A lovely plaque goes to the
winner for the best decorated
garage.
The third division is for busi-
ness establishments and a
beautiful plaque is to be award-
ed for the business place which
is decorated the best.
Judges do not enter resid-
ences to judge. The houses
are judged in accordance with
their appearance from the
street.
There are many residences
around town which are lighted
and decorated in an unusual
manner this season. Each suc-
ceeding year the number of
decorated residences for the
contest increases and this year
should see more than last year.
Christmas- Party
Attended By 380
The Dominion Road Machinery
Co. Ltd. held-t14e annual Christmas
party for employees and their fam-
ilies at the Goderieh Pavilion on
Tuesday evening. Sponsored prim-
arily for the kiddies, Santa arrived
with gifts for boys and. girls of
various ages.
Clarence Petrie and his music-
ians ians entertained before and after
the buffet luncheon. Three hund-
red. -and eighty employees and kin
attended the party..
Winners of the ladies' draw
prizes includ . . ..• rs. ouglas Sizer,
Mrs. I)on. c Chase, Mrs. James
Morris, rs. Harry Beattie, Mrs.
L. B. G aham, 'Mrs. Lloyd Picot,
Mrs. Ila, old Sheardown, Mrs. Frank
Morton Mrs. Andrew Moore, Mrs.
Leonar Jeffrey, Mrs. John Gray,
Mrs. Laverne Culbert, Mrs. Bruce
Sowerby, Mrs. Gordon Schultz and
Mrs. Harold Chase.
COLBORNE COUPLE HONORED
ON-25TH...ANNIVERSARY •-- -
CARLOW, Dec. 17.—A number
of friends gathered at Colborne
Township Hall, Carlow, on Decem-
ber 10, to honor a well-known
couple of the district, Captain and
Mrs. Roderick Bogie, on the oc-
casion of their 25th wedding an-
niversary.
During the evening an address
was read and presented to them by
Mrs. Tait Clark. It was accompan-
ied by a four -piece silver tea ser-
vice and tray as well as an electric
frying pan.
Cards and dancing were enjoyed
and a delicious lunch was served.
S+ibseri trim ih QANAs➢A .435
P IN u.a. $4.130
It 0le COp1e4
Enrolment Hits Record Peak
As 850 Attend Public Sc
Enrolment at Goderich Public
School has reached en all-time
high, reports PrincipFal H. M.
Shackletoh:
After dipping to 702 last June,
enrolment climbed to 848 at the
end of November. It is now over
850, the principal said this week.
The increase is not attributed
to any single cause, but is partly
due to more RCAF personnel bring.'
ing their families to Goderich to
live, Among the new pupils are
some whose fathers have moved
here in connection with the can-
struction of the new salt mine or
who have come to work at other
jobs in town.
Due partly to the fact that there
are some mixed classes at Goderieh
Public School this year, the school
has been able to absorb all the
new pupils without any great hard-
ships. But, if the enrolment goes
much higher, the strain on the
existing teaching staff and facilities.
could create a problem, it is in-
dicated.
Earlier this year, when enrol-
ment was dropping, Goderich Pub-
lic School Board decided to reduce
the staff by one teacher in Septem-
ber. This was done, and a system
of mixed classes was also institut-
ed.
From 792 in June, enrolment
ORIGINAL DISPLAY
The special Christmas display in
the , window of Culbert's Bakery,
West street, .has been attracting
much attention and favorable com-
ment because of its originality and
workmanship. The pastries and
candy house were produeed.by Mel
Culbert, ,the proprietor, while Mrs.
Culbert created the remainder of
the display,' which includes Santa
Claus and eight reind.ccr. A small,
decorated Christmas tree -completes
the effect.
Christmas Greetings ksue
f Signal -Star Tuesday
Next week's Signal -Star will
hca.•..toialished on Tuesday,
December 24, and will contain
Christmas greeting announce-
ments from merchants, firms,
etc.
This early -in the week pub-
lishing date requires a rush
job and can only he accom-
plished through the co-oper-
ation of our news correspond-
ents and advertisers in order
to have the papers in the Post
Office in time to he picked up
for Christmas.
Those wishing Christmas
greeting cards in the paper
are asked to phone the Signal -
Star no later than Friday of
this week in order that they
inight appear in next week's
Signal -"Star. "Since time does
not permit calling on all for
these ads, the c -•operation of
our advertisers for a Friday
deadline will be most appreci-
ated. •
Correspondents are asked to
have their news budgets in to
the Signal -Star by Saturday.
Arrival of the budgets any
later than this date may mean
there will not be time to set
them.
The Signal -Star office will be
opdlt all day Saturday in order
to facilitate the handling of
last-minute gift subscriptions
to the Signal -Star and the re-
newal of old subscriptions be-
fore the year's end.
First paper in the new year
will he�.puhliWhed on the regu-
lar day which will he Thurs-
day, January 2.
,During the holiday season,
the Signal -Star is particularly
anxious to run in its personal
mention column the names of
persons visiting at your home
or an item telling of persons
von are visiting out of town.
Our readers watch for these
items and the Signal -Star is
happy to run as many of them
as it can possibly receive. flan
to phone in your personal men-
tion items now.
DONATIONS HIT $36;622
Donations for required furn-
ishings for the new wing of
Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital have now reached the
$36,622 mark. The list of don-
ors is to be found in an ad-
vertisement on an inside page
of this issue of the Signal -Star.
The sum of $60,600 is requir-
ed for major expenditures in
connection with furnishings
and equipment for the new
.,(_winQ 3. H. Kinkead, chairman
of the Hospital Board, states.
With the new wing just about
completed, the Board is faced
Your Visitors
Readers of The Signal -Star,
both those who live in the
Goderich area and those who
live at distant points, watch
with interest the personal men-
tion column. They are inter-
ested
in knowing who is visit-
ing back in the old home
town, particularly during the
holiday season. When they
seg _t:be names of visitors they
.;f know, possibly ones with whom
they went to school in prev-
ious years, they read with in-
terest where these visitors are
now living, etc. It's pleasur-
able reading for our subscrib-
ers and the Signal -Star is most
anxious to run as many- per-
sonal mention items as can be
obtained. Won't you help us
make our personal mention
columns as long as possible
over the holiday season by
phoning in the names of your
visitors? If you are down town
in the evening and The Signal -
Star office is closed, drop your
list of visitors in the mail box
to be found on the front door
of the SignaleStar office. Thank
you!
with the problem of securing
necessary furnishings for
same.' This is being done only
as fast as the_ money required
for purchasing same is receiv-
ed. Obviously, the need is
urgent and all possible financ-
ial assistance is sought as
speedily as possible. Cheques
can be mailed to C. F. Chap-
man, secretary bf Hospital
Board, Caoderich. Donations
will be acknowledged in The
Signal -Star. Receipts for in-
come tax purposes will be
mailed ' to those sending in
donations.
Players Practise
For Minor .Teams
Many mirror hockey players have
registered for town league action
here this winter, but more are
needed to fill out all the teams,
says Ted Williams, recreation direc-
tor.
Seventy-seven boys have regis-
tered for the Legion Squirt Hockey
League, which is being handled by
Howard Carroll. There will be six
squirt teams, it is expected.
A six -ream house league is plan-
ned for the pee wees, and 73 play-
ers have registered so far. Ban-
tams and midgets will be combined
to form one house league. So far,
58 have registered.
Seventeen. juvenile players are
available and it is expected that
Goderich will be able to ice a fairly
strong juvenile team in the WOAA.
Minor .teams have been practis-
ink Monday, Thurgday and Satur-
day mornings. A special effort is
being made to balance the teams
so that they will be fairly well
matched. League schedules' will
get under way shortly.
Town .Officials,
Dr. Berry probe
Sewage Disposal
A delegation from Goderich went
to Toronto yesterday to discuss
sewage" disposal with Dr. A. E.
Berry, general manager of Ontario
Water Resources Commission.
The delegation included Reeve
Ernie C. Fisher, mayor -elect for
1958; Councillors Frank Wallcom
and C. M. Robertson, and Town
Clerk S. H. Blake.
The meeting was requested by
Dr. Berry, wlio has expressed con-
cern about the sewage situation
here. He wrote Council after re-
ceiving applications from the town
Tor extension of sewers to the new
hnd assembly project and the
Clingan subdivision.
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GODERICH GIRLS 4-H CLUB
Goderich Girls' Creation 4-H
Homemakers' Club held its fifth
meeting on Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. A. Straughan, Park
street. The girls have almost com-
pleted their project of making a
wool skirt.
1. Mrs. R. Wilson demonstrated
pressing seams, darts and facings.
The next meeting will be on the
afternoon of December 30 with a
pot luck supper.
leaped to 832 in Septetniber, 843 i*
October, 8O in November ' ed
now over KA
Report Accident
Two accidents involvi pupils
were reported at the t(eccmber
meeting of Goderich Publ
Board.
Janice Carroll, daughter of Hoo,
and F. Carroll, was injured in a
fall from the high bars while piny-
ing during recess at the main pub-
lic school on Gibbons street Novem-
ber 4. Her left arm was broken
near the wrist, according to the
report.
William Sudmann, son of Wi!-
Liam
Sudmann, sr., suffered ala
injured finger in a ball game on
September 16. the went to a doctor
a few days later, and x-rays were
taken. This accident happened ops
the grounds of the old 'ollegiate
building.
At its December meeting, Gode-
rich Public School Board re -ap-
pointed Dr. N. C. Jackson as itti
representative on the Godericia
District Collegiate Institute Board.
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GiFT SUBSCRIPTIONS ADD
MANY NEW SUBSCRIBERS
Many new subscribers have been
added to the subscription list of
The Signal -Star during the past
two weeks. This has been done
by persons sending The Signal -Star
as a Christmas gift to some friend
or relative. You, too, will find it
an easy way during the pressure
of last minute shopping.
It's only $3 a year in Canada and
$4 a year to U.S.A., at the present
time. Increasing production costs
may result in subscription price
increases in the none -too -distant
future. Act now and save. A gift
card is sent by The Signal -Star
ing th
telling who is se
mas gift subscription:
Star office will be op
day , afternoon for th
those Wishing to send gift subscrip-
t kions.
bristl-
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on Satur-
benefit td
Proposed GDCI Addition
Goes Back On The ShelI
nsideration has been given to
construction of another science
room at Goderich District Colleg-
iate Institute, but it is unlikely
that further action will be taken
in the near future.
Members of the GDCL Board re-
cently met with a Department of
Education inspector. Earlier, the
inspector had promised to take the
matter up with his superiors te
obtain their views on whether the'
board should proceed further
not.
MAILING EARLIER Theproposal to build additional
accommodation has now been
P.0,
Staff Cshelved. The feeling is that it
a would not deconomical to build
a small addition. On the "ether
hand, there is not enough demant
at present to warrant building n
R erningChristmas ,�_ _il
larger addition of, say, four rooms
Up 'until yesterday, some 90,000
pieces of Christmas mail had been
despatched from the, -Goderich Post
Office, according to Postmaster A.
M. Homuth. This is well over
5,000 letters more than for the
corresponding day of last year.
recordis
While a kept of the
outgoing mail, because of the
stamp"cancelling machine, it is dif-
ficult to keep records of the amount
of mail coming in. However. it is
estimated that about the same
amount of mail comes in as goes
out- which would mean that about
90,000 letters have come in to thc ,
Goderich Post Office from out of-
town points also.
"It is obvious that the people
are mailing their cards earlier this
year and we are most grateful for
that because it helps us to handle
the big volume that much easier,"
said Postmaster Homuth. Ile ex-
pressed appreciation for the pub-
lic'sco-operation in thi this respect.
"So far, we are caught up on
our sorting of the mail and we are
hoping that , we will he able to
'continue this," said Postmaster
Homuth. Seven extra ands have
been taken on the Post \ flice Staff
to help handle the extra hurden-of
mad. Evenn former Postmaster Wil-
li ana_. ,set has stepped' into- tthe-
bi.ach temporarily to help *et the
mail. in and out on time. Other
helpers are James F. Reid, Howard
Fowler, Ross Bali, Robert Ander-
j son, Mrs. H. Sayeau and Mrs. Jack
Whetstone.
Something new is being tried -
this year to speed up the handling
of Christmas cards being m'i►ed
from Goderich. Inthe lobby of
c o
the Post Office are. -two large Mixes.
One is marked for Christmas card's
Poing out' of town and the other
for Christmas cards for local peo-
ple. This innovation has been of
considerable help.
While there is not an actual
p t of stamps sold to date there
f-rs--.e-very--i-ndieation_that... more ..are_ Sect.
runt,* sold this y. •-ar than last year.
or more. An addition of this size'
would be more economical to build
on the basis of average cost per
room.
.A survey of the district indicates'
that there will be no great increase
in the student population during
the next two or three years, urs
less more new industries establish
here'.
At an earlier meeting of MCI
Board itn
was pointed out that the
maximum number of periods for.
which the present scienc room=
are available is 90. Sin there
are 122 science periods on the
school's time -table, many of these
+lasses have to be held in a room
that does not have adequate facia.
ities for proper study of the sub
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