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,Znjoying• the new swimming pool at Goderich
,Summer School, at right, are, from left to ri-
ght: Debbie Day, Gayle Fisher, itfonnie
Shea' -
down, LYncla Willis, Janet Willis, Lyn ArgYle
'Rea Sanderson, of Goderigh; leaders Joanne_
Alton of Lucknow, Karen Dawson'of Dung4n,
,non, Ruth Michie, of Belgrave.
'Signal -Star Phcito
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A happy crowd of nearly 300 enjoyed the
annul picnic of Brench 109, Royal Canadian
Legion, on Sunday at Bill Tigert's farm, Port
Albert. The scene above, at left, was just be-
fore the gathering started to dig in for the
eats. A full program of races and games wes
staged. Photo by Sandy Weiland
°betide)
115th Year -No. 3 3
An enthusiastic and brisk bidding. crowd
attended the auction • sale bn Friday and
Saturday at the Wurtele residence on St.
Vincent St. A section of the large .number
of buyers, which included numerous iant-
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ique collectoes, s shown above. see, story
on .page eight of this issue of the Signal -
Star. Signal -Star Photo
GODERICH, TARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST
GDCI, HOSPITAL, CHURCH'
UNIV-ERSITY HELPED 'IN WILL
Noi•th Street United Church,'
God,erich District Collegiate In-
stitute and Queen's University,
Kingston, were the three main
beneficiaries in the will of the
late Alexander Morton' Robert-
son, who died June 10, 1962.
The bequests were divided in-
to three equal shares by the
longtime mathematics teacher
at the Goderich Collegiate. '
.They were as follows: one
share to North Street, United
Citurch; the sum of -$2,000 of
this share to be used as a trust
ftind, interest to be Paid an-
nually to the Missionary and
Maintenance Fund, and the fund
to be known as the W. R. Rob-
ertson . Family Memorial Fund.
The sum of , $1,000 to, North
Street United 'mull choir to
he administered by the choir
cbminittee and the interest de-
rived therefrom tb' be used for
the purchase of organ and choir
music, etc. To the Sunday
School Board, $1,000 as a trust
fund. A further $1,000- as -a
_trust th interest to be.
used annually to nein -deftay
'expenses of'delegates to Sundffy
School conventions and CGIT
•
conventions, . boys and girls
camps, church camps or similar
organizations. To the nursery
department of ,•the Sunday
School, $500. The -remainder
of the share to the W.M.S. and
the United Church Women's
Associations.
Of the share bequeathed to
Goderich District Collegiate In-
stitute, $2,500 is to be a trust
fund, proceeds from which are
to be for a matriculation -schol-
arship or bursary to be named
The A, -J. Modre Memorial
Scholarship, to be awarded an-
nually, to a student of atleast
two -years' attendance at GDCI,
and entering in a course in an
Ontario University leading to
teacher's qualifications in an On-
tario elementary or secondary
school or college... This is to
be awarded on the basis of
scholarship, promise of future
development, previous record
in stediesand extra -curricular
activities. The sum of .$1,000
,s to_ be for 'a Library Trust
Fund, proceeds to. be used an-
fier, tHe'_ efttfie- united frilits follova
books or publications of Can- pattern of an old-fashioned top-
adian authorship. The sum of and -bottom loaf of bread.
2 NOMINATING .CONVENTIONS
PLAN BY-ELECTION
FOR HURON -BRUCE
' The political pot will soon M.P.P.; Gordon Innes, M.P.P.;
be boiling in the provincial. rid-
ing of Huron -Bruce. , Two par-
ties have already set dates for
meetings at which candidates I
will be selected to c6ntest the
by-election, necessitated by the
death some timee--ago of John
Manna, of Whigham. ,
--„Fridaye-Angnst-24.,
p.M.,, at Wingham Town Hall,
the Progressive Conservative
nominating convention .will be
held. Among the speakers slat-
ed to appear at this meeting
are the following: lion. Wm.
Stewart, minister -of agriculture;
Fred Edwards, M.P.P.: EflstQn
Cardiff, M.P. A. E, Robinson,
M.P.; Marvin Howe, M.P.; Eric
Winkler, M,P.
. Secretary of' the Huron -Bruce
Progressive , Conservative As-
sociation is J. II. Crawford, of
Wingham.'.
The Liberal convention will
also be held at the Wiii-gham
Town Hall but on Monday, Aug-
ust 27, at 8.30 p.m. Heading the
'list of speakers will be J. J.
Wintermeyer, M.P.P., the pro-
vincial Liberal leader. Others
slated to speak are Hon. Far-
quhar. Oliver, M.P.P.; Ross
Whicher; M.P.P.; Robert Nixon,
Miss Judy_La Margie M:P.
President of the Huron -Bruce
Liberal Aisociatien is Gardon
nglis.
Federal Scene
It is stated that Russell Bol -,l
$1,000 is for a Prize Trust Fund,
proceeds to provide prizes or
awards to students in Grade 12
or 13, taking Mathematics ,or
Seiefice, -Withy-a-View to -univers-
ity training in these subjects.
The sum of $1,000 is fora Trust
Fund, proceeds from which are
to be awarded annually to the
boy or girl or, both (one-half
each) selected by the staffs fiery'
Grades 9, 10 or 11, as making
most progress, and development
during the veal- in studies 'and
in helpfulness in other school
activities. The remainder to gd
to purchase equipment for 'ath-
letics; .inusic, drama or other
.(Continued on page 10)
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SIAMESE TOMATOES ON
DISPLAY AT DAIRY BAR
A horticultural novelty in the
form of Sia,mese tomatoes, with
a total weight of, two pounds,
is the prideful display of Mr.
Amos Andrew at his dairy bar
on West street. The two'heavy-
weight vege-fruits are firmly
joined by ,a hidden umbilical,
or something, with the plant
stem barely, showing at one
side. The tomatoes were grown'
in Mr. Andrew's garden on
South street The design of
Goderich Swimming Team Tops In
District Interluown Aquatic Meet
A group of aquatic competi-
tors from the Judith Gooder;
ham Memorial Park pool en-
tered the -swim meet at Tees-
, . „
water, Wednesday, August 15,
and won ten standing among
, the three teams 'entered.' Swim-
ming under' the supervision of
instructor Nancy Hughes, the
Goderich entry scored 179
point ai‘ followed byWingham
, with 124 and ,Seaforth with 84.
"'"'"Iroltin-the"-ineet
Wingham swimming club,,, us-
ing the Teeswater pool due to
lack of such facilities in their
home town. The Wingham club
practise in the nearby river but
the necessary markers had not
ebeen completed, in :the river,
so • the meet was moved to the
Teeswater pool.
aoderich, winners in the var-
ious events- and classifications
were as folloWst breast strOke,
• 10 year and under, girls, '1st,
Janke TWaddle, 21A Mary,
Margaret Murphy;-- boys, 1st,
" Bill Ctitt, 3rd, Don Leitch. 12
years and under', girls, 1st, judy
Wood, 2iid, Linda Shardovin;
boys, lst, Jim Morris. 14 year&
and under, girl, , 1st, Betty
Sheardown,; 30,1 Wendy itow.
lands; boys, ist nhli Craig4. 16
years and tinder, grrls, lst,
Maureen Dowds, 3rd, Patty
Evans; boys, 1st, Bob Graham,
2nd, Chris Graham.
In • the "butterfly" competi-
tion, winners were: 12 years
and Under, girls, lst, Judy
Wood, 2nd, Jeannette Jerry;
boys, 3rd, Mark Sully, 4th,Dirk
Wolterheek, 14 years and un-
der, girls, 3rd; Robin Sully;
boys, 2nd, John Duckworth. 16
years and' under;
Janice Twaddle, 4th, Kerry Ann
McLean; boys, 2nd, Paul Dock-
sfader.
Front Crawl, 10 years and
Under, girls, 'lst, Janice Twad
die, 2nd, Mary Margret Mur-
phy; boys, 211d, Bill Cutt. 12
years and under, girls, 1st,
Linda Sheardown, 3rd, Jeannette
Jerry; boys,' 1st, Jim Morris,
4th, Mai:k.Sully. 14 years and
under, girls, 1St, 'Maureen
Dowds, 3rd, Betty Sheardown;
boys,. 2nd, Bob Doak, 3rd, .Rob-
ert Witmer. 16 yearS. and tin-
der,. 'girls, *3rd, 'Wendy Row-
lands; boys,Mt, Paul., Doek-
stader; 'Ind, Bd. Sanderson.
In the back crawl, 10, years
and Under, girls, lst, Mary
Margaret Murpby.. 3nd# ,Janice
Twaddle; boys, 2nd, Bill Cutt,
4th, Don Leitch. 12 years and
under, girls'' lst, Jeannette
Jerry, 2nd, Kerry Ann McLean,
boys, lst, Dirk Wolterbeeke 4th,
Mark Sully. 14 years and un-
der, girls, 2nd, Betty Shear -
own, 3rd, Robin Sully; boys,
1st, Bob Doak, 2nd, Bill Twat.
die. 16 and under, girls, 4th,
Kerry Ann -McLean; .boys, 2nd,
Paui Dockstader, 3rd, Ed. San-
derson. ' '
Individual medley, 12 and un-
-deiwgiriseelsteeludyellt00de4n.
Linda Sheardown; boys, 2nd,
Jim Morris, 3rd, Dirk Wolter-
beek. 14 and under, girls, lst,
Maureen Dowd,' 4th, Wendy
Rowlands; boys, 2nd, Bob Doak,
3rd, John Duckworth. 16 and
under, girls, 2nd, Patty Evans,
3rd, Robin Sully; boys, • 3rd,
Bob Graham. .
. A difference the dimen-
sions of the Teeswater pool as
comnar&I -With-the' Goderich
'pool May have bad some hear;,
ing on the Irgollsts. The. Tees -
water pool' is 17 `feet tong by
80 feet Wide, the Goderich pool
100 feet by 69 feet. A com-
petitiveswim meet was held
at the Judith Gooderham 'Pool
Yesterday, Wednesday, starting
at 6.30 p4m., Results of these
events will appear later.
23, 1962
'Single Copies -19c
GDCI BkI
Last Chance Local Merchants "Operation 100f 1
For oos
Commencing at 10 a.m., on
Thursday, 'Friday arki Satur-
day, August 23, 24 and 25, the
1961-62 GDCI Year Books can
be picked up at the Signal -
Star Office. A 'GDCI repre-
s
sentatiev-will be- on hand to
look after your needs. Don't
forget to bring along your
year book receipt. This wilt
be the last chance to pick up.
these books before school
opens on September 4,
ton, of Seaforth, as a returning .
gefisseLeh ae_ebeeneinestsucte d
Ottawa •start preparing for
anether federal election 'some
time after September 15,
Chief Electoral Officer N.
Castonguay is reported to have
sept letters to all federal re-
turning,officers to be ready for
an election on 24 houe,s notice
after S*epternber 15. .
The letter' from Mr. Ca.ston-
guay is, said to have stated:
that no returning officer would
be allowed to resign after a
certain datee;excePt by medical
certificate.
Mr. and Mrs. Bolton are pre-
sently on a trip to En.gland but
are expected to be back in
about a couple of weeks. from
now, Their Son, Arthur Bolton,
former assistant agricultural re-
preseritatiye for Huron, is quot-
ed as saying the deadline for
revision of subdivision polls is
September
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DRIVES 919 MILES TO BOoTH
Registrations Down
At Tourist Booth
Mr. Henry Koldyk, lately of
the R.C:A.F., Greenwood, N.S.,
with his wife and two small
children as passengers, drove
his small car 919 miles, day and
night, from Machias, Maine, to
the Goderich information booth,
arriving there at 3 p.m.'Monday,
to enquire of Miss Bea Brad-
ford as to motel accommodation
in Goderich. Mr. Koldyk has
remustered in the R.C.A.F. and
is posted to Clinton where 'he
will tak'.?: a 10 -months purse
in electronics.
Miss Bradford directed the
icoldyk family to several motel
locations where they would
have a choice of accommoda-
:ions. Mr. Koldyk formerly -was
an aero -engine mechanie V
Cireenwoocl. Commenting on his
long driye, he said, "Man, am
rbeal." -- • -
Registrations at the inform-
ation booth are -lower this year
compared with the same period
n1961. Figures for the month
of July show that 151 Ameri-
cans registered while 373 i:an-
adian tourists signed the reg-
istry bpok.This compares with
196 and 4'56,' respectively, for
the same month in 1961: • The
aggregate total for June and
July,. this year, Shows 583. reg-
istrations compared with 675
in the same period of last year.
The 000l, late -starting summer
to have
the advantageous exchange at
as far as U.S. visitor g are con-
cerned.
Two visitors &gm •Scotland,
U.K., Mr. and Mrs. William Mc
Nab, registered during the past
month. They came to Goderich
as guests of „Miss Elva Fergu-
son of Forest, Ontario. The
party's first request was for
directions to the Huron County
Pioneer Museum and an enquiry
as tie tours at the .salt mine.
Other callers from distant
points included Miss Margaret
Forbes, of Battleborough, Ver-
mont; Miss Mary Hunt of Win-
chendon, Massachusetts;' Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Brown, from. Terra&
Park, Ohio-, and Mrs. John Bell,
of Clarksburg, Michigan. The
greatest number of U.S. visitors
ore from the nearby state of
M-f-chigan ;witty-
ind of tourists from many other
states in the Union.
The museum continues to
rank highest of all enquiries
with the, beach, the -salt mine
and the Colonial Canadien Han
idcraft following in import-
ance. 'Recommendations of eat-
ing places rank a little ahead
62 enquiries as to where the
liqttor oasis is located.
Is Farewell
Sermon Sunday
, Rev.. E. A. Cooper, minister
of tne Free Methodist Church,
wAl preach his farewell • ser-
mons on Sunday. He will be ,
leaving next week for Hamilton
where he has been appointed
minister of Buchanan Park
Church. The Oesch sisters trio
from Zurich will:provide special
Music for the occasion.
-The- interior of the Church
has been' tastefully redecorated
and a large congregation was
present, last Sunday for the
first service since the renov-
ations were comnleted.
On Sunday, See.ember 2, the
nee,' Minister will be here. He
is Rev. R. Glen Pelfrey,
B.D,, recently returned from
missionary work in Jamaica. '
,Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Mc -
Kellen, London, England, are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
*Tenki
Draw Gives Away $100 Free Weekly
How Wo,uid you like to win
$100 cash `Tree --or, if you pre-
fer, merchandise equivalent in
value to that amount?- e •
You have a •good chance to
do so every "week for a period
of 2,2 weeks in a contest being
'conducted by Goderich merch-
ants.
You will find complete details
in the' full page advertisement
- >le
on page 9, of this week's issue
of The Signal -Star.
The winner of the $100 for
the first week of the contest
was Clayton Cox, R.R. 1, Gode-
rich. A farmer in the dairy
business, he has a Nrge Hol-
stein' nerd and ships bulk milk
to Toronto. The draw was
made at Anderson's Book Store
Tuesday night by Susan' Rem-
* *
ington, of Goderich.
Henceforth, the- draws -will
be made on Monday of eaCh
Celled "Operation 100," the
contest is attracting consider-
able interest at. the various
Goderich •stores tbking part in
-it.
All you have to do is to shop
at the Goderich stores -listed in
..the...--advq.rtintOntenikella.ge 9 ---
°For. eitely dollar you- .spendr- '
at these stores you are' given
one ballot: These ballots are
enclosed in your parcel pur-
these at the store.
When you get home fill them
out and then deposit thern in
ahy -one of the stores listed in ,
• the advertisement. 7You db not
necessarily have to deposit the
ballots on the same day or
week of the purchase. They
may- be deposited at any time
during the„ 22 weeks of the
contest.
Anyane is eligible ' to enter,
including the merchants and
the members of their families.
'Each week,, the centestants
Will be • gifted to answer ,a
particular question which Will
be -published in the bottom
right hand corner 'of the liege
containing the advertisements
of the merchants.
• By shopping at' the ' stores
advertising on the -Godeiithi
partment Store "Operation 100"
page, 'Goderich and district cus-
tomers are provided with an
attractive • chance. Why not
shop there today and be a
possible lucky winner of $100?
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BEAUTY 'TREATMENT FOR
HARBOR "MAIN LIGHT"
A beckoning beacon ,for the
past 108 years, the "Main
Light," atop the south bank at
the *harbor, has had a beauty
treatment during the past week.
Sparkling in .thee recent bright
sunshine, the lighthonse is
boasting fresh paint fore, aft
and below deck.
The work of Lightkeeper Wal-
ter Shearaown, who 'chipped off
the old thicknesses- ,of paint,
insid? and out, before applying
his renovation, the lighthouse
-is-sharp and colorful in its new
dress of white and red. The
Conteasting colors are a distinct
imp i ovement over the old all -
whit' theme.
The inside of the building
has been done in grey and red,
the •front entrance ,andporch
in the same colors, while the
outside of the stocky building
is a 12 -foot square expanse ot
:un -reflecting white, with red
triniined Windows.
The lighthouse, with its 15 -
inch walls and window sills,
was.conStructed in 1854 and has
remained in •constant use as a
loay •letegeerd to mariners on
the lake The "Light" is lit
at dusk and • extinguished at
dawn, manually, by Lightkeep-
er Sheardown. The suggestion
tnat a 'modern' Photo -cell, ar-
rangement evid. be Used. to
Ita'ee care of the on-off, duties,
was 'rejected on the assumption
that, it could lead to neglect
on the Dart of a lightkeeper.
A
Susan Remington drew the winner of the first $100 in the
"Operation 100' promotion new being staged by a grblip..,
of local merchants. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Anderson of Ander-
son's Book Centre -look on as Susan disprays the ballot of
Mr. Clayton Cox, R.R. 1, Goderich. Signal -Star Photo
PETTY THIEVES AGAIN
BUSY IN DOCK AREA
Petty thieves again visitedlAWARDS WON
Goderich harbor, Tuesday night,
to force an ransack the can
boxes on se'veral machines,
LIFE SAVING
the MacDonald Marine bathing
house. Obviously experienced
at this type of thieverythe per-
petrators were careful t6 leave
the premises' with little evid-
ence that they had beenat
work.
A full week's receipts were
taken from the juke boxecigar-
ette -machine, pinball machine
-and even the pennies from the
bubble -gum vendor. 'the cash
drawer was spluitered and forc-
ed but this was a wasted 'effort
as rio cash is left in the drawer
overnight. The--ifiride'• -soft
drink machine was also jim-
mied. and robbed but the out-
side coke macnine , was un•
touched. -
An identical. robbery tot*
place inJune of this year. Two
men were ' apprehended and
• Thirteen Swimmers who were
trained for life saving tests the
past six weeks at Judith Good-
,-
erham Memorial Peol by Nancy
Hughes, passed their tests Tues-
day 'evening. Those who were
successful were: Bronze Medal-
lion for life saving -Carol Mc-
Lwain, Walter McIlwain, Jun
Bissett, Wayne Peachey, John
Pirie, -Maureen' .Dowds, Bob
Graham, Bob '13outilier, Peter
Bettger, Doeg,, Round, Bryan
Hoy, Jeff Such.
Bar to Bronze ,Medallion -
Bob Wallace. •
, . .„
Royal life saving instructor's
award -Nancy --Hughes: -
The examiner was Mrs. Beryl
Harper, of Goderich.
Miss Agnes Dickson, of Tor-
- Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Gardiner, onto, was visiting a few days
of Toronto, are holidaying itt 'last week- with Misses Grace,.
town this week. and Olive Robertson.
FLEET LAKERS MOVED
TO AID DREDGING
Ship arrivals, this week,. at
the harbor include the S.S. A. ,
A. Hudson, Monday, with 1.35,-
000 bushels of wheat and oats
fpr the Goderich elevator. Yes-
terday, Wednesday, the S.S.
Leadale arrived back at 5.30
a.m. to take another load of
10,000 tons from the, Sifto Salt
loading dock.
MacDenald Marine Service
tugrate currently busy moving
-the 10 lake vessels 'from the
-fleet mooring, at the north
block, to facilitate dredging of'
that section of, the harbor by
Ontario Dredging" Company.
This operation is part of the
contract that included the re-
moval of Ship Island. The 10
takers will be dispersed to var-
ious ,moorings- -around- the- -
bor docks.
charged with this ,offence but . ,
la,ck, qf su,fficie,nCevidence. . .. -I Arile u SKY- HARBO R PitOTS
\
were dismigsed, in, court, Joie '19,
The break-in was discovered
by the proprietor, D. B. Mac.
Adam, and Lightkeeper Walter
Sheardown, when they opened
the premises at 8 a.m. Wednes-
day. While sWeePing the floor,
Donald Bert discovered a clasp
that had been: forced from the
pinball machine. No estimate
of the loss was given, as the
machines are customarily open-
ed for a weekly check eaeh
Wednesday 'afternoon. , Gode-
rich police are investigating the
'occurrence: -
Mere thin ,660 YOurigsters have Itted this
new switriming 'Pool ai the Goderich Sum.
mer School Camp since the noel was open-
ed on Suite OAK -It will be closed on Labor
Day after the last group has used the camp.
a
Measuring .26 by 60' feet ,the pool is eight
feet four inches deep at the deepest end.
Swimming instinctor is Nelson Griffin, a
P.T. instructog St Glencoe MO School, who
- is a summer resident at Bogies Beach.
Signal -Star Photo
HONOR/. COUPLE
The neighbors and friends of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert McClin-
chey, Colborne Township, held
a farewell party for them at
the Township Hall, Cr -low, last
Thursday evening, before their
departure for Ottawa, where
they will make their' home.
About 50 people were present
(
for a very enjoyable evening,
during which they were pre-
sented with a coffee table, oc-
casienal chair and * trilight
lamp. • A lovely cardigan was
presented to Mrs. Errington„ a's
a parting gift. Their new home
will be at 1297 Essex street,
Ottawa, 1.
IDENTIFY' CRASHED PLANE
Positive identification ,.of
aircraft involved in the four -
fatality ,crash, near Clinton,
Sunday afternoon, was establi•
shed by two members of the
staff at ,Sky Harbour Air Ser
vices.
Called by Dr. J. A. Addison,
Clintan,' seeking assistance in
the matter of identification,
John Hopkinson 'and Donald
Iiisher, both qualified -pilots at
the lode' field, contacted the
local O.P.P. detachment and
offered their services. Sergeant
Harry Barker responded by
picking up the two men in his
cruiser and rushing them down
to the crash scene.
Although sdmewhat upset
by the fact that the four bod-
ies still were in the plane, John
and Don searched ' the wreck-
age and found. sufficient frag-
ments to identify the plane aa
a red Piper IM-PaCer. Purther,
•search revealed' the -Setiat
number , ant104. capacity of the
engine, from which the lOtat
pilots Were able to apprOxl.
Mate ,the *Otte airport of tlitt
eraft. "
f011owing a brief ieried 01
elimination, Wallaceburg was
contacted and reported a plane
of that description as having
cleared earlier the °same morn-
ing. Subsequent enquiries by
the owners of the rented plane,
Seneca Airways, revealed the
name of Raymond J. Sparks,
as hiving rented the 'craft and
cleared from the Wallaceburg
airport.
The process of identification
is -all the more commendable
considering that a piece of the
"prop spinner," a' small (rag- -
ment of the door panelling
and the number on the 'black-
ened engirlo, were all the clues
available to the two searchers.
Sohn is the son. of K. S. Hop-
kinson, owner and operator of
Sky Harbour Air Services, while '
Don is .Mr. Hopkingon's chief
pilot and, instructor.
Both Of the .10611. *en were
amiited! °Out shocked by the
Atiinbit of "Catiolis'iiightsetra
crowded 'around the tragic
topeno when they, and .the
pol-
Sce, ikstive4 *row, Barker
has more to Say On tlik sUbittitt
In the siott appearing
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