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GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH.. 4th, 1965
"Dan _emus” Dan Mum •h
tilted his hat at a rakish, angle
as he stepped on the ice and
muttered; "There's northing I
love better than the roar of the
crowd." -
Then with the nest of his
team mates on the Rotary Hoc-
key team he began to wheeze
-his_ way through, _a practice In •
jhc.,GcrrtArieh sena
This A11 -Star team looks as
though it has been "on ice" far
a number of y-eaas .but hopes to
be sufficiently streamlined to
thrash a police team on Friday.
:'The Rotary Clulb unveiled its
secret line-up at a practice ses-
sion on Tuesday evening.' This
choice selection, of stalwart
stick wielders includes: "Gump"
Worthy in goal; "Mad" Mac
Campbell, "Jolly" Jack Davi-
son, "Wacky" Wayne Horner,
"Dangerous" Dan, and "Rock-
ing" Robert Slimier, defence.
Forwards w:ill be: "Twisting"
Foul 011wen,_ "Terriblet'-. •••-Te,.d-
Wrr1>:ams-,.:'anrc3 • Dae_ _ `iQ,u lcsl - ars,
the draw" White. All these
have been classified as imports
and carry diplomatic immunity
on the icee
The remaining. farwerds are:
"Howling" Hovie Kuenzie, "Dy-
"'I7�T'i�c
nan " Doc -Peters, "Tough"
Tre'v ` Ormandy, "Artful" Al
Sel in.ger, "Raucous" Richard
Madge„ "Bouncing" Bob. Ne-
phew, "Admirable" Brent. Nel-
son, and "Bashful" Bert Cdr-
bett. , •
---- ---Not--Too-.Wrinkled--
'The coach overlooked his play-
eifis at the end of the first prac-
tice session and coinimented:
"Well none off them seem to be
too wrinkled."
Over at the Gaderich OPP
detachment it has been aehive
of activi•ty with the malicious
sound of sharpening skates
rending the air.
Corporal "Bob Keene has' (been
busily. mounding up the more
aggressive officers in the area
ready 'to do battle • on ,Friday.
The police line-up includes:
Jatak Hatch, Kipcardine OPP,
goal; Constables George Bacon,
Jahn Ruxton, Tom Fortner, all
on the defence beat.
Also: Ralph Penner, Jim Mac-
Leod;'John Phillips, -Garnett
- (Continued on page 7)
he only means of transport not seen in
+d'erich during the storm was a dog
ed. Here two GDCI grade 13 sttidents
+1ve the problem of getting to school.
Susan= Bell, 18, 56 St. Patrick- Street, and
Joan Everett, 18e j.38 North Street, make
the trek on snowshoes.
Signal -Star photo
9
statistical report released
ntly showed that ane out
very four people in 'G•ode-
last year had a frien& in -
ed in a motor car accident.
+e ono thing, the report fail -
o show among the pile of
hid details was the fact
one organization ----the Red
s --is a major factor in re -
ng the blood spilt on our'
the Goderich 'area. alone
year the Red Cross ''pro -
10,000 bottles of blood^to
hospitals free of charge.
e squeal of brakes follow -
11)7 ,the grinding crash of
1 is often the heralding
d for ,assistance from the
Gig's..
n Monday repr'e'sentatives
e Red Cross will 'be calling
door door in Goderich
ng house solders to contrib-
towardts t_ r work. This
+align will ru for one week
will only invblwe homes.
+aign ohainmran H. M.
+
has ruled out any -canvass
dustry shining this year's
al. "There has been too
h overlap.ping in the past
we ,want to cut down in-
en,ience to the .'household-,
and '''then,'4,ca,p gassers," he
The Goderich ca'mp'aign is
being sponsored by the Maple
Leaf Chapter of the I.O.D.E.,
assisted by the Ahmeek Chap-
ter of the LO.D.E., the Women's
Hospital-Auk-dia 3The Legion
Ladies' Auxiliary and the Home
and School Association.
Knows Value
One pergon who- knows, and
acknowledges, the full value of
the, Red Cross to Goderich is
hospital administratoii Leo' Wad-
za'k.
"The work of the Red Cross
is invaluable to us," said Mr.
Walzak. "We just could not
be without it." Ea -ch year the
Red Cross holds two •blo&1 don-
or clinics in the town at each
of which more than 250 pints
of blood are donated:
"Blood is available to 'us at
any time from the Red Cross
bank in London," said Mr. Wal-
zak. "And rwe make full use
of the service for ouroa5ents
here in Goderich."
Besides the blood bank the
Red Cross tabulates all blood
donors in the area :.making lists
available of 'donors with rare
blood types who can he called
upon in an emergency.
Prior to the Red Cross being
in operation with the blood
supply the hospital had to rely
on a team of donors from 'the
Dominion Road Machinery Com-
p•any.
'"It is" hard to evaluate the
true worth of the Red cross
Society to us here at „the hos-
pital,". said Mr Walzak. • "There
must be many -people in the
area indebted for thein' dlives to
these people:"
Blood Bank
The hos'pi'tal maintains its
own blood bank which is filled
with blood from donors to the
Red Cross clinic.
. Commented Mr. Ford: "This.
area has - a' very high rate of
auto nobi1e accidents. When
.people contribute to this cam-
paign they may be tontrifbutbng
tonwards that one vital pint of
blood which one • day may save
their lives."
- Around the 'world the Red
Cross has become a syanibol of
hope for those in trouble. When
.oiisaster strikes the Red Cross
moves to the scene immediately.
They_ are there in time of
flood, ..famine or fire to bring
comfort and material aid to the
victims. low- they ire asking
the people of Goderich to live
'up to the campaign slogan: "Al-
ways there with your help."
9
9
+derich Little Theatre "swill
day become "a•ranidng Can-
n Theatrical Company"
st. playwright. Stanley
ards last Saturday.
adjudicator for the Wesit-
Ontarice Drama League, Mr.
ate; was attending 9 the
rich 'f estival %entry, "Alf-
; of State..','
critic, lecturer and instruc-
in the field of drama, Mr.
ards provided "the critical
dica'tton on the three -acct
at the end of the per-
ance. .
itih work and dedication,
I see you already have,
will be a ranking theatre
any one day," he .said. "I
see evidence of style and
%vburk in this' sproduetifenn."
• Richards d'escrilbesdr the
'eh company as being'-eitIP-
"glYle and eatersmess to
the craft.
He leirelled his cornunen is
Mainly , towards Gall Sully who
had directed the play. The
main_ fault he found_.rwlttl,'.tb
production Was thelack of 'audit=
ence identification until the 'sec-
oncfoarct.
"It -was not until this, point
that `I ,became involved," he said.
"I did not participate or iderit-
ify until this stage. And partic-
ipation is so important as an
audience is as 'much a part:' of
the play as the performers."
Play Acting
"I did not feel the relation-
ship of characters or the 'build
towards the clhmax," . said Mr.
chards. "1 felt ;in the first act
they were play' hinting.
"It seemed .mechanical as
though the people on titaige were
notconcerned. In the .second
act wit was as though a charge
of electricity hadr t Lade the ac•
tor lxtOrne ciiu rcyt;ers.
"In the third act I became
completely absorbed. It was
basically in the first act that I
.sarw the mechantics at work. The
'Characters wei e not motivated
and there were many nuances
and subtleties 'which' were' net
brought to life. In the '+theatre
it is the thought behind the
line that counts."
Commenting on the set Mr.
Richards overflowed with praise.
"On this enchanting stage I
found the setting was very, very
attractive, a lOvely setting. I
was veiiy impressed with it.";
Headded: "The design was
'admirable and the ifurnishangts
vet•' tasteful. this is one of
the lovelier sets I have seen."
Turning to the wardrobe, he
said: "I want toinplitment the
fashion,' co-ordinator flexr the
Wonderful taste in clothes
shown. This was a very stylish,
slunk production."
A 36 -hour killer snowstorm
left chaos and et:in+fusion in its
wake when it finallry subsided
1 late Friday afternoon.
The 'storm, descaubed as the
worst in 30 years, deposited 20
inches of snow on Goderich,
combined withgale force winds,
during the height of the storm,.
Huron County was the worst
hit in the storm which raged
province -wide paralyzing traffic
and closing schools and works.
'Department of highrways ofI'ic-
i turned ort- all -available men
and equiprii,ent to wage a round
the' clock •battle to keep -the
main highways ,open.
Goderich town and l4ownship
snowplows were caught un-
awares by the heavy fall which
;:hoked main and side roads to
provide impassable conditions.
it's a bird, it's a plane, no it's only a pancake. Grace Patterson
flips a pancake in honor of Shrove Tuesday. — Pancake Day.
Signal -Star photo
On, wThsursdey 40 per cent
school absenteeism was record-
ed and local .education officials
fearing• worse to come declar-
ed Friday a holiday. School-
children took to slioSvslioe'S"""tte
inake it to school.
- ple wanting to be dug out. At
treatment for a •vrhiplas.h. neck.
one stage Goderich Township The second reported accident
I -plows- would not go --out uirless took place on ri--tosay when
in case of sickness in the home. Wil'isam Chisletst, i9', RAF
C,
Emergency Operation Clinton, Bost •control of his car
County _snowplows forced a and ran off the road° The ac
1. road to the home. of Norman cident took place six mike
Youn.gh,ut ' near Auburn during' west of Benn-011cr side road
the morning after receiving an Damage was r:ported as slight
Maximum Danger, had been "all quiet" in the
Local police released warn- town during the storm.
ings of "maximum danger" on, "Everybody weathered the
the ,road's and insisted that all storm _pretty well," he said.
motorist only use the roads in "Most people, did the sensible
case of an emergency. thing and stayed in as miuieh
The Goderich police-- cruiser as they could." '
was pulled off the road at one At the Goderich detachment
time because conditions became of the OPP only two accidents
extremely hazardous. On Thurs- were reported during the storm.
day afternoon the police had to "it was amazingly light eansid
call out 'the ;volunteer fire bri- ering the Condition of the
gade by telephone calls after roads," said a spokesman.
it was discovered the warning " On Thursday . a truck -ear col
si-ren: had frozen- ij ion on the 'Maitland. Bridge
The fire trucks, battled their reeulted in one .passienger re
way through- With the police ceiving, treatmentV ,minoa: in•
crui er on escort duty only to .juries. ,
find a chimney fire in a house Gordon Kaitting, 58, R.R. 5•
waiting for them. Only minor Goder'ch,, had been driving a
damage • was reported` in the pielo-up truck which became
incident. ihogged down in a snowdrift. A
Motorists who drove to work car then collided with the truck
on Thursday and found the from the rear doing a total of
roads impossible for a return S1,000 damage.
!trip ditched the cars and 'walk- Whiplash Neck
led ci home•., Driver of the car involved
On Friday morning :.now- was Jahn Everett Stone. 35, Lon -
plow operators were besieged don. His passenger, Raymond
with telephone calks from peo- Smith. 37, London, received
Record Congregation
For Mariners' ervic
A record congregation of 360
attended the 51st observation
of the Mariners' Service which
was held in Knox Presbyterian
Church, Sunday.
" The sertrit-e vas-'iir ticetr t ti
the church in the spring ' of
1914 following the great storm
which claimed snanY lives on
the Great Lakes in the fall of
1913. •
A total of 14 ships were sunk
en /the Great Lakes and out of
these eight vessel's' went down
in Lake Huron :The bodies of
27 mariners were washed up
on the shores of .Goderich and.
four were never identified.
The unidentified sailors were
buried in Maitland cemetery
where -a special plaque was
-erected in their memory. The
first service for the men was
held in the old Knox Presby-
terian Church.
A total of 235 .men lost their
lives in the storm and property
damage was estimated, at
$2,500,000 on Lake Huron.
Al the inquest held in. the
town hall on Novehiiber 21,
1913, the amazing fact was
brought to light that the ships
h-ad--apnparen t ly--all•--sut=ik -•at -- th-e•
same moment.
On the bodies of men from
various ships,washed up at dif-
ferent points on Lake Huron,
were found suvatches, and when
notes were compared, it was
declared that practically all the
watches had stopped at the
same time. . "
Harbouraires Sang.
A highlight of the service for
many years, the Harbouraires,
were again present Sunday
evening. The "36=song male
Voice choir sang selections in-
.cludin.g "Sanctus" by Schubert
and "Fierce was the wild bil-
low"' by Noble.
Mrs. Barbara '_V1eKee sang the
solo in ' the offertory anthem,
"Father Almighty," Bach-Gou-
nod- and was accompanied on
REQUEST IMPROVEDLIGHTING
Jury, Finds Motorist
Blameless For Death
A coroner's jury, convened
last Friday, found that the
death of Mrs Verna Isabel
Kneeshaw, 73, struck by a car
an January 27, was `'caused fly•
reduced visuibility and poor
lighting conditions" at the oor-,
ner of Victoria and Newgate
streets. , -- _
The verdict, presented by
Kenneth Croft, foreim•a,n, added:
"We find" no blame attached to
the driver, 'Nelson Harnaack. We
also make recommendation 'to
'the town council to improve
lighting facilities at,'he inter-
section."
Mrs.ee,shaw, swidoswl of
Thomas1tneeshaw, "Lived .-on
Newgate street. - She had•'sbeen
'on, her way .home, about 10.20
p.m., from a meeting at the
Salvation Army. Caspt. Roy
Wombold testified that 'another
woman had ,offered Mrs. Knee-
sihaw a ride home, but she de,.
clined.
Burns Jerry, who resides on
Victoria -street near- the scene,
sof the accident, heard- a thud.
He testified that the car was six
or eight deet back of 'the wo-
man's body wen he saw it.
Harnack had said: "I just didn't
see - her." William R. Arm -
'strong, also a ,nearby resident,
saw the car stop and 'back up.
It appeared to be in the Centre
of the road; •therrrbody on -the
east iho'u1der. •
Francis Prowse, East 'street,
testified that the driver .was
"nominal, but shaken." The
weather was clear.
Constable 11. Dowhaniuk, who
Investigated, told of damage to
headlight, and hood of the Bair.
The 'pavement was wet at the
time of the accident,- but not
such as to 'hinf'er stopping.
The accident victim h•ad worn
a turquoise . green °'full length
coat and -blue knitted sweater.
Her glasses were found broken
on the east- boulevard and her
handbag on the west side. There
were no tire marks: .-Constable
F. R. Venn identified- a number
of photos taken at the scene
and Later of the Harnack car.
Mr. Harnack,'an employee of
Goderich Manufacturing Carn-
-lrany, had been on one of his
frequent night visits to kilns
at the plant. He'said the wea-
MRS. \ROBERT^ KEENE
was chosen queen of the Xins-
ette WI when it was held last
weekend. .
the piano by L. H. Dotterer.
Bill Cameron was the organist
for the service.
Viem,bers of the crews of ships.
n__t.hi a3c%ri for -..fleet-m.5121e . as
ushers during • the service and
the S.S. Royalton .donated its
lights .for'tlie event..
Ae minute's silence was ob-
served during, the .service, in.
memory of men connected ith
shipping• who had died during
the !past 12 months. ^ These in-
cluded: R. G. Sanderson, Albert
R. Pruden, Norman , Mc:Aulay,
Harvey Johnston, William H.
Macaulay, Keith- Sees, Captain
Peter MacDonald and William
"Skip" MacDonald.
The Rev. G. L. Royal chose
the "Life -Line' as the topic of
his sermon for the evening. He
described the anchor , as the
source of power lying behind
the security of God.
Pan followed the snow plow .in One ' over -«asked snowpl•os
I
to pick up Mx. Youngblut and caught fire on Thursday bu;
'take him to Cli.nt•on hospital suf- operator Stanley Meriam put
fering front blood poisoning to out the blaze with a fire es
ibis foot. tingui.sticr.
In ,Goderich Police Chief During the storm Sky Has
tour- -A,ir e art - g i uuirdeed of t_ - _w --
planes and Mechanics said snow
conditions on the strip were toe
'heavy for take -off.
On Friday , evening the 50
p mph winds died down and road�1Nas Pinched craws began the rnoppingup
operation. This continued. aid)
Two youths have been ques- ed' by the improved weather.
tioried following the theft of a over the weekend. •
Fred Min -shall reported thaf
(policeman's hat from outside By Monday.moi-ning the road:
.the Huron County courtroom had returned to normal to the
last week: • relief of motorist'; and the di.•
The ha`t, which belonged to may of children who found
Constable G. H. Bacon of the
Goderich police, is believed to
have been recovered. On Wed-
nesday afternoon no one was
available for comment on whe-
ther or not charges have been
laid.
heir •storm -+brought holiday halt
come to an end.
Temperatures soared into rho
low 40',s early this week givin:e
maxinium assistance to the
plows still NV or on side
roads.
ther was squally. One squall
name across, he said, and "I
could not see anything, until I
heard a thud. I must have ap-
plied brakes, and I !backed tip,
but 1' do not recall going into
the centre • of the road. I .was
travelling' 20. to 25 miles an
hour, with low4beam lights."
Replying to a question by
Crown Attorney_ W. G_ Coch-
rane, witness ,aid: "About eight
o'clock I had •a bottle of beer
with my son-in-Iasw." •
Coroner N. C. Jackson inform-
ed the jury that the specific
cause of 'death was a ,fracture
cIisloc,ption of the neck; the
spinial cord had been ,cut com-
idctely, which caused death al-
most immediately, and there
were numerous other injuries,
----a compound fracture of the
right 1rg, mu.ltirple fractures of
the pelvis and severance of the
thoracic 'aorta". -.
"Visibility was poor when I
went to the hospital about 25
minutes later," Dr. Jackson
Csaid.- "Mr. ITarnack,, sf6 ped'
imin edTat•ely; did everything
possible for the moment. t
have known Mrs.—Kneeshaw for
a long rime, and I know' she
had .a habit -of walking in the
centre of the goad, and I think
We may assume -she was a little
carelesg about the way she walk-
-ed. - This is my ,p ersona l observ,
ation, after knowing her 30
years. I have noticed that side
of Victoria street -is quite 'dark
at night."
Jurors in 'addition to Mr. Croft
were: John Hinton, Robert Chis-
holm, AnnOld Fisher, Harvey
Baxter. •
Setter late than never thaAtew Canadi1la Ceremony w+e a Jane Graham and David
Lag %AI raised at Vitoria Public School litieXee, both il'tembers of the sch'ool's kin -
on lit day morning. Asserting with the dergarten class. , Signal -Star photo