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114th Year—No. 23
Bus Touring Visitors
Are On The Increase.
With the summer_ holiday sea-
son getting closer, the 'number
of busloads of visitors -to Gode-
rich is on the. increase.` Last
- , Saturday saw three buses bring
a total of 108 senior students to
',own from Galt and Preston.
They ' were accompanied by
Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. leaders
from that district. ..
Introducing a new angle this
year, Mr. H. Mullins, .proprietor
of The Club Grill. on Kingston
street, is providing a guide for
any bus touring group who
wants one. Mr. Mullins has em-
loyed Mr. John Pitblado, St.
Patrick street, to act as a guide
o show visiting groups points of
nterest around Goderich. Right
ow these conducted. tours are
running as high as three or more
` a, day with the groups ranging'
in size from 30 to more than 100.
Many of the visitors show con-
siderable interest in the harbor,
a boat trip out into Lake Huron
and a close up view of the grain
.freighters.
The Huron. -County Museum
ranks_high - among : places: of in,
-terest tovisit. in Goderich. -. A
the beginning - of this g t h s we k
e,
there had been 2852 visitors to
-the Museum. Much interest is
shown in the new exhibit show-
ing a bedroom of the last cen-
• tury. This furniture was .used
by the late Dr. Shaw, of Clinton,
and donated to the Museum by
his family. The furniture is
made of solid walnut with a
hand -carved head`and foot board.
The matching dresser and wash-
stand are marble -topped. The
painted floor is covered with a
hand-woven rag carpet mat and
a -white crocheted., bedspread cov-
ers the bed. The room is equip-
ped with other accessories used
at that time.
The photography room, bar-
bershop and dentist shop will be
ready by the end of this week.
These exhibit rooms will all be
behind glass and each room is
being decorated to§uit .the per-
iod and equipment.
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No doubt many painful mem-
ories will be recalled when dis-
trict people see the dentist chair
used by the late Dr. L. E. Mabee.
This chait is covered with a red
plush -velvet seat and head -rest
and, the equipment used in a
dentist shop at that time is also
on display.
FINED $};000
FOR ASSAULT
Pleading guilty in County
Court here last Thursday to a
charge of assault, causing bodily
harm, James H. B. Steeper, 49,
of Exeter, was fined $1,000.
The chargearose from a New
Year's Day fight with his son-
in-law who saved him from a
beating in a New Year's ' Eve
brawl. " This 'charge was laid
after . hiss son-in-law, Louis
Schilbe, 28, was shot in the leg
at his home during a scuffle over
a revolver:
- -Judge Frank Fingland _ who
arm -the case, was told that
theu
q sinal arose when Schilbe
broke up a fight at a New Year's
Eve dance in Zurich, in which
Steeper had been knocked to the
floor. The evidence showed that
Steeper appeared at his son-in-
law's home the following morn-
ing,,carrying a revolver and that
Schilbe was wounded in a scuf-
fle over the weapon.
Steeper, who had pleaded not
guilty to the assault charge when
his trial opened Wednesday,-
changed
ednesday;changed his plea after the evid-
ence was heard. Crown Attor-
ney . J. W. Bushfield, of Wing -
ham, withdrew a second charge'
of shooting with intent to
wound.
Miss Frances Curry, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Curry,
passed her first year in Physio-
therapy at the University of Tor-
onto with first class, honors.
W. R. GARDNER .NAMED VICE-
PRESIDENT, SHEAFFER PEN
Mr. W. R. Gardner, Sales Man-
ager of W. A. Sheaffer Pen Corn-
pany of Canada Ltd. has been
appointed Vice -President and:
General Sales Manager of the
Canadian Company, whose head-
quarters are at Goderich. - The
announcement was made by
Clyde E. Everett, President of
the Company, last week. The
appointment was made by the
Board of Directors of the Com-
pany on May 19th at a meeting
held at Toronto.
In Making the announcement,
Mr. Everett stated, "It is the in-
tention that the holding of ,this
office will assist Mr. Gardner
in the execution of his duties
an place him in a position of
ling sales for this Company
authoritatively. Mr. Gard -
u r has worked up to his present"
position through various depart-
ments of our operation. Ho be-
came associated with our Com-
pany on August 5, 1947, and has
held positions of Service Man-
ager, Personnel Manager, Out-
side Retail Salesman, and Sales
Manager during'the 14 years lie
has been with the Company.'
Born at.. Brampton, 'Ont., on
August 5, 1923, Mr. Gardner
served as Service Manager from
1949 to 1953. From 1953 to 1955.
he was Personnel Manager after
which time he became Territor-
ial Manager in the Hamilton
territory, v
Re served d i
n that
W. R. GARDNER
rapacity until 1957 when he was
trade Sales Manager.
He is an active and popular
nember of the ,Goderich Liens
"Iub -and •a member of Knox.
Presbyterian Church where he is
chairman of the Board of Main-
agers.
Boy Hit 'By
Grain Truck -
Hit by a passing grain} truck
late Friday afternoon on High-
way, No. 8 near the CNR cross-
ing, a five-year-old boy was rush-
ed to A1eliandra Hospital in ser-
ious condition. Although now
improving, he was badly injured.
Dr. N. C. Jackson said he suf-
fered fractures of both legs, a
cerebral concussion, lacerations
and bruises.
The injured boy, Robert M.
Mitchell, is the son of Mr.` and
Mrs. Melvin Mitchell, Maitland
road. It is believed the boy was
catapulted into the air when hit
by one of the large tires of the
truck carrying eight tons -of
wheat. Had the truck run over
him, he would have been in-
stantly killed, it is stated. The
truck was from Innerkip and
was driven by Edwin Gilmar.
MAIL YOUR ENTRY NOW
FOR JULY 1st PARADE
In order to line things up for
the big Dominion Day parade at
Goderich, the Kinsmen Club is
anxious to have entries for same
in as early as possible. Else-
where in this issue is an adver-
tisement listing the.,total,of $300.
in priz
in
accordance withthe
e
various divisions. At the bottom
is an entry form to fill in aridmail to P,O. Box 87, Goderich.
Miss Judith Mathers, London,
visited t her home here on •the
week -end
GODERICK ONTARIO. THURSDAY, JUNE &th, 1961
Perth County Visitors
See Modern Methods.I n
Use On District Farms
More than 100 members of the
Perth branch, Ontario Crop Im-
provement Association, includ-
ing a number of ladies, visited
farms in thins area on Tuesday.
Douglas Miles and W. N. T. Ash-
ton, Huron and Perth agricultur-
al representatives, were in
charge of the itinerary. The
group - included Harold Scott,
president .of the Perth associ-
ation, and Roy Coulter, vice-
president.
Most time in tfie forenoon was
spent at two : of the Robertson
farms in Colborne. At that of
Elmer Robertson, east of Carlow,
where feeder cattle -are an im-
portant enterprise,, the visitors
gathered around a microphone
and heard George Robertson de-
scribe the methods '°followed in
crop rotation and in cattle feed-
ing. Then the party, travelling
.in
_three chartered buses, . went
on
to theRo � s
Bert ons newest
e est'
farm, in- the 9th concession . a'
half -mile east of the Nile, It
comprises 135 acres, has a small'
house but no barn, and a pole
frame barn is being erected.
"We have got all the fence
out," Mr. Robertson said here,
PLAN HEUCOPT'ERRIDES
DURING THE TRADE FAIR
A helicopter which -hovered
over Goderich Monday evening
will be present for the Kinsmen
Trade fair on June 28 to 'July 1
and will take up passengers for
rides. ' It parked on the grounds
of the Hamilton Motel, Bayfield
road, Monday evening, taking up
local citizens for rides and was
surrounded by a .mob of curious
youngsters.
Through the courtesy of its
owner and operator, R. Edward
Godlewski, two members of The
Signal -Star staff were given a
bird's eye view of Goderich just
as the sun was about to set.
It was a thrilling experience and
somewhat different -than flying
over Goderich in a plane.
Said to cost in the neighbor-
hood or$45,000, the helicopter
is a" rather expensive piece of
transportation and hence the
cllarge for the rides has to be
comparative.
The owner and operator, Ed.
Godlewski, has a colorful life
behind him. A native of Poland,
he was taken a prisoner of war
when the Russians overran Po-
land in World War II. He was
then sent to a P.O.W. camp iri
Siberia where he remained for
about two years. When the
Russians joined the Allies, God-
lewski, was given his release
from the P.O.W.- camp. IIe'then
went to England where he join-
ed the Royal Air Force in which
he served for several years.
At the end of the war, he
went to Venezuela where he
flew commercially for some
years, later flying a helicopter
there for a commercial firm also.
In 1949, he came to Ottawa to
fly a helicopter for the Spartan
Air Services. Now, he owns his
own, helicopter and operates A
service out of Oakville, Ontario.
While in Venezuela, Godlewski
was engaged mostly in flying in
men to the oil fields. One. of 'his
unusual jobs was to fly in mis•
sionaries' to the encampment of
a savage tribe of tndians..in the
mountains, Up to that time, no
white' man had ever gone to this
Indian encampment and come
out alive. He was the first
white man to do so. •
,,,Accompanying Ed. Godlewski
in his helicopter service flights
around Ontario at the present
time is his wife, who is an Ot-
tawa girl. They have one son,
who is attending Appleby Col-
lege at' Oakville. -
"and put about 15,000 tile on it
There will be 100 acres of corn.
We are -trying'tb make improve-
ments overcoming the mistakes
we made at,. -,home. There has
been a great deal Of satisfaction
in 'seeing the thing gradually
take shape. We are doing all
our own work on the thing."
At this farm, vice-president
Coulter thanked Mr. Robertson,
on behalf of the visitors, for a
wonderful reception. After a
pause in Goderich, the buses
proceeded to Alvin Betties' farm,
Bayfield, for inspection of pas-
ture rotation methods, and liter
in the afternoon to harry
Strang's farm at Hensall and Ed.
Miller's at Exeter.
GRADUATE NURSES- PLAN
FOR" ANOTHER BURSARY
The Go'tlerich G r a d u a t e
Nurse
s Association held-irs`Ust
scheduled meeting of the season
at the cottage of Mrs. R. Brewer,
Sunset Beach, on Monday even-
ing.
The business was conducted
by the president, Mrs: H. Enzens-
berger, and the minutes were
read by the secretary, Mrs. Jack
Evans. The possibility of setting
up a second Bursary for students
of the Goderich District Colleg-
iate Institute entering the nurs-
ing profession, was considered.
Plans for the forthcoming dance
werereported progressing very
favorably.
Following the meeting, a
social time was enjoyed in .the
relaxing atmosphere of Mrs.
Brewer's summer home. Coffee
and lunch .were served by the
hostess and the draw prize was
won by Mrs. JAhn Stringer.
Romance For
Sr, Citizens
"It's better late than never,"
so 70 Goderich senior citizens
will be studying romance in
the Japanese manner .tonight.
'To mark "Senior Citizens
Week,' the Town of Goderich
has arranged a theatre night
for its senior citizens at the
Park Theatre. The feature at-
traction is a Technicolored
comedy entitled "Cry For
Happy/' Filmed iri Japan, it
"shows how four GIs took over
a houseful of geisha girls and
ran into some startling Japan-
ese customs. Yes, this Thurs•
day night `wile be tinted with
romance for our senior citi-
zens. The Park Theatre man-
agement has given a special'
admission rate as their con-
tribution to the cause.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Tucker, of
Detroit, spent the 'week -end at
their summer home on Light-
house street.,
Single 'Copies 10e
Mortgage and Trust Company Plan
To Build. Branch Office Here Soon
New branch offices of British
Mortgage and Trust Company
will be opened in Goderich and
Hanover, Mr. Wilfrid P. Gregory,
Q.C., executive vice-president
and managing -director of the
company announced today. "The
opening of these branches is
part of a planned expansion pro-
gram," Mr. Gregory , said,
"Goderich and Hanover have
jeen chosen because of their im-
Pupils Observe Solemn Silence
For Two "Departed Classmates" .
Members of Grade 13 at GDCI
held a farewell party in the
Collegiate cafeteria during the
noon hour luncheon Friday. It
marked their last day at school
before going home to devote this
week to intensive studying, .in
preparation for the start of writ-
ing final exams on Monday, June
112. -
Colborne 1961 Taxes
Total
Over s45,000,
CARLOW, June 7.—Tax Col-
lector William Watson told Col-
borne Township Council Tuesday
evening that the township's total
tax roll -for 1961 is about $95,000.
He compared this with about 33
years ago- when he started when
it amounted to about '$14,000.
Some concern was expressed
about the amount of tax arrears
and steps are to he taken soon
to get in some of these arrears.
Reeve Ralph Jewell presided.
Clerk Ben Straughan read the
minutes of the previous meeting.
Appearing , on behalf of the
Dungannon Fall Fair Society,
Stanley McGratten sought- a
larger grant to this fair from
Colborne Council. The matter
is to be considered later.
Assessor E. Bogie reported the
assessment roll was 'almost com-
sentatidn of "The heiress" by The Goder-
inh Little Theatre last ,week at lvlacItay
g%a11 brought a successful season's oper-
ations of this drama ejtzb to a close.
The east of "The Heiress" is Shown above,
t
Can 'yob 'identlfy therit`t Front row, left
to right:. Martha Rathburn, Nancy I anvil-
tori, Mary Lynne Leonard, Margaret Stew-
art. 'Beek row, from ]eft to right: Frank
Bissett, Winifred Winter, Bert Such, Ellen
Nelson and Carl Doriend.
- - . 'Photo by 1.R.
pleted. He added that $24 was
still owing for dog taxes from
six parties in the township. They
are to be given until the end
of June to pay.'
Two representatives from the
Huron -Kinloss Telephone Sys-
tem and the 'Commissioners of
the Colborne Telephone System
were .present and discussed the
boundary lines of their systems.
A petition was signed by
Verne Bean and,,Donald Bean to
have a municipal drain on their
farms to get a suitable outlet
for their surplus water. An
engineer will be . engaged and
interested parties will then be
notified.
The Council members accept-
ed an invitation for a bus trip
on June 21 to see the Saugeen
Conservation plan. Jt was from
the Department of Planning and
Development re the Maitland
River Conservation plan.
A letter was read from Mrs. G.
McVicker, Rainbow Ranch. Blue
River, Oregon, requesting in-
formation concerning her an-
cestors. She 'asked if any of
the original families in Colborne
Township would recall the
names of Brown, Kent'or Rolfe.
Records of this time (1850) are
not available from the Registrar
General of the Province of On-
tario. She Stated that her grand-
parents, Benjamin Franklin
Brown, and Jane Amelia Kent
were married at Loyal, and that
they had two sons, Henry Frank-
lin and ,Ferdinand Donald. This
'etter was given to Mr. Tait
Cla
infrk to seormation.e if he could get any
By-laws had their third and
final reading concerning the
Lamb Drain.
The Council discussed at
length a proposal for a 126 lot
summer cottage development for
Ridgewood Park, known as the
Sandy Development. It was
pointed out that the Depart-
ment of Planning and Develop-
ment reriuire so many regula-
tions to be adhered to that the
proposed development might be
+trite some distance off, if in-'
deed, it materializes at all.
CHURCH PARADE
The Goderich division of the
St.".Tohn Ambulance Brigade will
hold its annual church parade to
St. " George's Anglican ,Church
Sunday morning. Attending also
will be the Stratford brunch of
the Ambulance and Nurses' "clivi-
Sion. ° Leading'parade the ri iide will
be the- Legion Pipe Mind.
Mr. Robert Smith, of the teach-
ing staff, presented the class
with a cake and ice cream to
help them celebrate. Inscribed
on the cake were the words, "Ii
you can get to it,you can get
through it," referring to reach-
ing Grade 13. The class sang
"Happy Birthday" for two mem-
bers of their class observing
bil'thdays. A presentation was
also made to Mr. Smith by -the
class pupils for which Mr. Smith
expressed his moving thanks.
'One of the members of the
'class reviewed the activities of
the
Year and f
n_
o reminisced
ani
m sc
ed
-the:Lim- members' doings.
At- the close of his address he
asked that the 'members of the
class bow their heads and ob-
serve two minutes silence "In
memory of two departed class-
mates." This, they solemnly did.
Then, they- wondered in surprise
who the -two "departed class-
mates" were,- Filially, it was.
revealed t at two members of
the class
day becau
to attend
neighborin
portance in the industrial life
of Western Ontario and for their
high potential.for future growth.
The new offices will enable us to
improve our services to the peo-
ple in those areas."
A full range of•,financial and
trust services will he available
at the new .branches. Among
these will be a savings deposit
department, mortgage loan busi-
ness, guaranteed investment cer-
tificates, retirement savings and'
petition* pians, trust`and agency
services. -
Options have been taken to
purchase land in the business
districts of Goderich and Han-
over and it is expected that con-
struction of the new office_build-
ings will begin later this year.
Founded in 1877, British Mort-
gage has assets of over $47,000,-
000, with 'paid-up capital of
$1,058,500, and genera'Lreserves
of $1,700,000.
A modern head office building
is now ' up,der construction in
Stratford- A branch office was
opened 1? last March in Brampton,
pto
n,
nd .another -office in Listowel
wilt be opened in- the ' Fair.
While e Signal -Star was not
inform - d - ° to the exact loca-
tion in God - ich where an op-
tion on the . d for the new
branch office ha ' been taken, it
is reliably belie - d° itQQ...be on
Kingston street.
ere, not present that a
e they had taken off f
e Trade Fair in the
town of Wingham. s
Mr. and Mrs. Do ald Young
nd daughter, Helen, of Strat-
ord; spent the week -end with
Miss Mary Lacey, Cambridge
treet. - -
UNANI. OUS APPROVAL FOR
BUSINE MEN'S ASSOCIATI'OJ
An attendance •of 29 on Tues-
day evening— double that of a
week ago—voted unanimously to
form The Goderich Business
Men's Association. The meeting
was held at the Legion Hall and
was presided over, by Mr. Clare
Sockett,
. After a motion favoring the
adoption of a newly `drawn -up
Rev. E. Hallman, ofitchene:r,
will be the • guest speaker at
Knox United Church, . Auburn,
anniversary services on Sunday,
A native v of
Benrniller, he is novo
the president. - of the Canada
Conference of the Evangelical
Church. Morning service is to
be at 21.15 alt., and evening
service ee a
t$.n7
The p Harbour-
aires aires will he present at the
evening service.
constitution and by-laws for the
Association, it- was given a first
and second reading. Final read-
ing has been reserved for an-
other meeting scheduled for
near the end of June. k In the
meantime, all merchEnts ., in
Goderich are to be approached
on the matter of joining the
Association for the welfare of
the Town as a whole. To shout
their intent on the forming 'of
the Association, - practically all
present paid 'the -$6 membership
for the balance of this year to
get things under way.
The objects of the newly form-
ed Goderich Business Men's As-
sociation were Listed in the con-
stitution as: 1. To promote Gode-
rich as a business centre and
present our town as a favorable
place for tourists, 2, ,To keep
the shopping public informed
on store hours generally agreed
upon by the Association. 3. To
continually strive to keep
abreast of present day ,business
trends most advantageous to our
are&
The Association year is to run
from January „ 1 to December
31st. Annual dues are to be
paid yearly in advance.
Unanimous approval was given A
the suggestion of Jim Thorneioe '
that the Goderich Legion Pipe
Band. be asked to ptft` on a. con-
cert in Court House Park each
week,,for the bent of: Friday
evening •shopperk; ...
M'r.,, Ho'ward Ait . '
. hen ��n�::Clar+�
Sackett are to io to. Stratfordcin June 15 to attend' n ting
of the Mid-Virestern Development
Association, Purpose of this
meeting isto lay plans, for tole
ist promotion in te. u�ynyy ie f
limn, Perth, ?fiV'aterino an
Wellingten,