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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-12-12, Page 13C 4 Moo ,Gy from closing • for the gay inter. xhe Saskadoc •is.loading 250; bushels of 'lulling wheat at ort Williamn today and she is epected 'here on Sunday to be e leant af hlships the winter. :barges o tie up'° ere Afloat and in the two differ- nt eompany_ elevators there ill be 5,700,000 bushels of rain in Goderich for the inter• The Howard Hindman was the t to unload grain at Gode- ich and sail away, And the 0. Pettman was the last to gad rock salt for the end of Ile salt shipping season. . During tile,; winter months, 750,000 bushels of grain will e moved ' out by rail from rich Elevators at Atlantic 700,000 BUSHELS GRAIN. ■ ..•rd M I � ■ A � mill � ` I/ w w � Win.► derich harbor is three days ports to fulfil Canada's eom- trolled bY the harshness of the • hlittmets to the Russian wheat contract. Officials at both Goderich Elevators and Upper Lake Ship- ping expect by spring to have their storehouses .reduced to half of capacity. It all depends, one spokesman told The Signal - §tar,' on the demand for grain for feeder cattle in Western Ontario. The .•Sifto Salt mines switch over into winter operations this month moving salt by truck and rail. However, the mines need Mips to keep the salt moving out full scale. There will be the usual cutback for the 150 employees later this month. Layoffs won't be known until officials determine the winter demand for salt, usually con - winter. The men will be called hack, a company spokesman said, be- fore the April 15 opening of navigation to develop a stock- pile. tockpile. This Week, the Mathieson Welding Service of Goderich began installation of a new. loading spout at'Goderich Elev- ators. The spout is the first at Gode- rich designed for hopper rail- way cars. Until now, all load- ing of grain. was •to standard box 'cars. These must be shov- elled out by hand when un- loaded. The hopper cars, usually used for salt, are loaded from the top and dump their cargoes by force of gravity through hop- pers in the bottom at a saving ith the PeterLsLPari oCodyhsBurns �i A special memorial mass was 'his hs intense S'terrrest ancellor educa- aid Monday at 'St. Peter's R.C. tion. e Goderich, by Rev. Ray- I of the University df Windsor, hurch, and Mof na ishop London, Reverend ohn C. Cody. Bishop Cody died suddenly, in ndon, December 5. The ebisthap was a frequent isitor to Goderich. He was ast here in June for the con - motion service at St. Peter's hurch. Bishop Cody was born in Ot- awa in 1899, the son of a loco- otive engineer. He served in everal churches ,in Ottawa and uebec province before being pl T d- -to- Ler d e in. -1946. He was elevated to bishop of he diocese on the death of the est Rev. John Thomas Kidd n 1950. Bishop -Cody' was noted for newly formed out of Assump- at 116th Year - No, 49 pF0.1CH;'ONTPNO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1963 industrial Commission Going. ,. ut''For Possible New Industry econ4 Socti©n R 4s 1 Goderich Industrial Commis- conunission is feverishly nego• iati:n with is the' cause of all !both Signal-Star o' bet itis° Goderich any wants '" sion has embarked on a crash t g h thefederal assistance' "- program to bring two major new industries to town. Chairman T. R. Squirt told the Signal -Star the situation is "most urgent;" Each industry. he said, would employ more than 100 ,nen. Both plan .to build in the a second m spring. But to bring them to Goder- ich the commission must act quickly, possibly to' make changes in the water filtration plant, possibly • to have Gode1r- ich designated a slow gro!kvth aroma by the federal government eligible for a three year tax and an ccelerate holiday � , capital:cost�allawan�ec.:-.o -;? -... ed.rh t3..a . machinery, equipment and buildings of all industries mov- ing into the `own. One of industries the tion University last September. At the ecumenical , council, which he strongly supported, he was elected to a commission to study Roman Catholic educa- tional institutions. Bishop Cody described the ecumenicalmovement as re- vitalizing the church and "set- ting aside obsolete ideas and making needed changes." He only returned two weeks ago, at the time apparently in ex- cellent health. Last year Bishop .Cody was rearned-vvinner of .the. Canadian. Council of Christians and Jews' human relations award for ser- vice in the cause of friendship between people's of different creeds. 'As a personal honor by the church in February, 1962, he was .named Bishop -Assistant at the Pontifical Throne. Most Rev. G. Emmett Carter, Auxiliary Bishop of London is taking charge of the diocese administration until a new ap- pointment is announced. Personal Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chubb and etsy and Mrs. L. Chubb of De- oit were recent visitors with . and Mrs. Vernon Smith and , South street. in labor. However, w new spout no complete switch over in methods is eXpected. Upper Lakes Shipping will have three ships, the Vlctorius, ovaa dt:Shaw, :and iV amialea, besides four barges wintering at Goderich. Goderich Elevators eXpect 10 ships and barges, the Bricoldoc, Soodoc, Agawa, Weldon, Sand= erson, Dunsford, Powell, and Band, besides the Saskadoc wintering here. They will also have one extra barge here un- der charter. Dog Theft Case In Court Today James Garfield Baillie, Monk - ton, charged with theft of four dogs, pleaded not guilty last Thursday in Goderich magis- trate's c?iuot and was remanded out of custody until December 19, when a preliminary hearing on the case will be cond_ueted. Baillie elected trial by judge without a jury when he appear- ed before magistrate Glenn Hays. Terry Gordon Emmerton, 19, Kincardine, was fined $50 and costs when he pleaded guilty to consuming liquor underthe age. of 21 years. Murray John Wilkin, 18, R.R. 1, Ripley, was . fined $25 and costs when he also pleaded guilty to consuming liquor un- der the age of 21 years. Harry Oakes, a veteran Goderich Township Councillor, signs his qualification papers following the Goderich Township nomina- teir the fuss over the water filtra- tion plant in the past two weeks. It would require more than half a million gallons of water daily for its manufacturing process. But now the industrial -com- iyein� the first meeting with Yn- miss,ion reveals terested industry, hitherto un- suspected, which is -creatlni difficulties of a different kind. This one qualifies for the federal tax relief to' designated slaw growth areas. Mayor E. C. Fisher told the Signal -Star this second com- pany pany was definitely, in favor of locating in__ Goderich until Brant orad r-�eee r .e..,na designated "slow growth area. Goderich did not make the list when 'it was announced last summer. tion meeting, Seated and directing another candidate signing qualification papers is Township Clerk Robin Thompson. (Signal -Star photo by Muriel Trott) ti the Reeve Walter Forbes, at left, retires and joins the ranks of former councillor who was nominated for council again, but "Old Goderich, Township Reeves". In the centre is Gordon who decided not to stand. It was the third successive year Orr, a former reeve, who was_shairma of the Goderich Town- for Goderich Township to give acclamations to the councillors ship nomination meeting. At the right is John D'eeves, a nominated. '(Signal -Star photo by Muriel Trott) Altogether the industrial comrniSsion is negotiating with eight companies considering Goderich for location. How- ever, not all of them are plan— ning to make their move this dustry_ Minister Drury, Coun- cillor Squire said he was told the federal government is de- finitely not changing the tax incentive legislation. But the councillor said God- erich qualifies as a slow growth area in every requirement ex cept chronic. unemployment. 1 •.y P�repara in$ ... .. .- `Goderici iehas ^°goneetoegreai:, expense to prepare prime in- dustrial land for prospective in- dustries," said Councillor Squire. "We cannot help but feel that the competitive advantage that the federal government has allowed to other munici- palities will make our past ef- forts wasted." The councillor said, the loss of the Purity Hour Mill means a loss of $9,000 to the assess- ment. "We need a new industry so that taxes won't go up," he said. "We need the support of everybody, not only the town but the people in the county. A new industry would create a better market for their pro= t' duce. _-"Surely- minx . ,pg9.1)k in the_' area have connections with- in- dustry. And if they know of any industry planning to move, then the industrial commission would like to know imme- diately." Comparisons Councillor Squire has com- piled a comparison between (Continued on Page 5, Second Section) Second Try Mayor Fisher and Councillor Squire have already made one trip to Ottawa, Nov. 14, to com- plain,vbout the situation. • Now because of further de- velopments the mayor, Council- lor. Squire and Commission member Robert Shrier are planning a second hasty meet - Ing with Industry Minister C. M. Drury possibly today, in Toronto. In a letter to the Goderich In- dustrial Commission on Octo- ber 18 Mr. Drury wrote: "It is not the intention of the proposed program (of tax in- centives) to create a pr.eferen- mar remelt orr-fore -thee35e areas which have been designated, but rather to more nearly equalize their opportunities for industrial expansion with other areas of Canada which aive..very much better off economically." Mr. Drury added he will need definite examples of proposed branch plant operations being diverted from the Goderich area.--- -Councillor Squire told the • ERICK 011 7?.." an SEE TTHE ALL r , er Wat - r1• . =West Sts. 2:30P.M: SANDY GIFTS FOR EVERY CHILD ALL TOWN & RURAL CHILDREN NVITED • ti. Co This Annual . Event is Sponsored °= y Mayor E. C. Fisher And 'T ie Town Council Special Committee nder Yh� Chairmanship Of -Councillor Joe oody