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la The God 'x S gnaal-Star, Thursday,, October 4th, 1962
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Contl>itued from page 97
Ore Constantly being added, and
Nelsons who have not toured
the Museum for some years
wottjcl do well to revisit it.
,Qo:derich began -as a lake port
when William T. Gooding in
4.826 sailed up from Detroit,
then recently giveniack to the
United States by the British as
of little value, and established.
zi a post for trading with .the In -
diens. He chose the mouth of
the Maitland, then known as
Menesetung. The Indian name
has been perpetuated" by, the
Menetetung Canoe Club, its -
members active for many years
on the river 'but .now occupying
comfortable rooms on West
street. M
Goderich and the township
adjoining on the east and south
bear the name of Lord Gode-
. rich, who was British Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer when the
Canada Company obtained the
Huron Tract as a grant, from
the Crown, and who later was
Prime Minister. Colborne town-
ship, east and, north, is named
for Sir John Colborne, Lieuten-
ant -Governor of Upper Canada,
1828-36 and a noted British
soldier.
"Tiger" Dunlop
In 1826, the same year that'
William Gooding opened the
first place of business in the
future town, Dr. William Dun-
Inp, a former pr.
Navy sur-
geon, arrived overland to select
a townsite for the Canada Com-
pany. In the following year he
built the first permanent resi-
dence on the site of the prescnt
Harbor.• Park. - John Galt, Can-
ada Company commissioner and
noted 'Scottish author, ' arrived
here, by the water route, via
Penetang, and set under way'
the cutting out of a winter road
from Wilmot township, -in
Waterloo county, to Goderich.
The town accordingly marked
its centenary in 1927, commem-
orating the occasion by a plaque
on one of . the pillars at the
"gateway" on Huron road (High-
way 8).
The tomb of Dr. William
-(Tiger) Dunlop and his brother
Robert, is on the hill overlook-
ing the, river valley, -in Colborne
Township. It is easily . reached
by steps which County Council
built, and visitors will find at
the tomb a bronze plaque erect-
ed by the Ontario •Archaeologic-
al and Historic Sites Board in
September, 1961. • "Historic
Site" signs on Highway 21 in-
dicate the turnoff. •
The hamlet of Dunlop per-
petuates the name of the doc-
tor, who was "warden of the
forests" during his connection
with the • Canada Company.
There was no family to carry
on the name and fame here-
abouts, whereas • the Galt story
is written large throughout later
Canadian history. Though John
Galt returned to Scotland, his
sons chose Canada for their
,home and gained distinction in
their several walks of life. De-
scendants are -found in Gode-
rich and elsewhere in Western
Ontario.
From earliest days, the life
of *Goderich has .been related
in varying'' degrees to activities
of the port. (PORT OF GODE-
RICH proclaims a sign on the
municipal building). The Can-
ada•- Company built the first
roads and pier, and part of the
Park House, next .to Harbor
Park, was once the company's
office..
..-important—Harbo
Godericli has the only harbor
of refuge on the Canadian sifle.
of Lake Huron between Sarnia
and Georgian Bay. This can
..handle ships with draft of up
to 24 'feet, and deepening of
the basin to 27 feet was begun
in 1962 when a contractor for
the Dominion - Government re-
moved Ship Island, years ago
the site:of the Marlton ship-
building industry but long an
obstruction to vessels using the
harbor. `
, The 'harbor entrance is 200
Wet. wide, the;,piers extending,
• 1,500' feet to the infier harp r.
Two large breakwalls, 1,800.feet•
beyond •the piers, protect the
harbor , in gales. Lighthouse,
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range lights and radio directive
are all modern.. Snug Harbor;
for accommodation s l
of small
craft, provides convenient moor-
ing and electric outlets.. Both
sides of the harbor are reached
by good roads; telephone booths
facilitate taxi service, and sup-
plies are available.
Fishing vessels- in varying
number operate out of Gode-
rich and Bayfield, 12 miles
south: From spring to fall, ang-
lers fish from the piers and
outer breakwalls. Some come
long distances, and often are
rewarded with big catches of'
perch. Mouth of the Maitland
River is noted for -bass.
Salt Industry
The salt • industry here dates
back to 1866, when drilling for
oil on the river flats uncovered
salt deposits, part of the bed
which underlies lower Michigan
and the east side of Lake Huron
as far north as Kincardine.
Many small brine plants were
established and eventually clos-
ed as operations were consolid-
ated. Sifto Salt Company's brine
plant in the east end of the
town ships about 70,000 tons a
year. The company had two
new wells drilled in 1961, and
later embarked upon a $2,000,-
000 rebuilding project, to im-
prove packaging and shipping
facilities.. .
The Sifto Company's rock
salt mine at the lake front,
represents an investment of
close to $10,000,000. It com-
menced , rail ands truck ship-
ments in - 1959; and annually
loads about 65 vessels, their
cargoes consigned to ports in
Ontario, Quebec and the United
States. Output of ' the mine is
500,000 to 600000' tons a year.
With- underground workings
(at 1800 feet) much expanded
by 1961, an extensive program
of improvemer,ts was carried
out.. The primary crusher was
set in a pit and a large under-
ground mill 'set upt• with a cap-
acity of,450 tons an hour. This
mill and storage • for abol,tt
12,000 tens of salt cost approx-
imately $1,800,000. Also in --
1961, construction of No. 2
shaft, 16 feet in diameter, was
begun, with completion set for
1963: Two large silos- for stor-
age above ground were added.
To the elevators of Upper
Lakes Shipping Limited and
Goderich . Elevator and Transit
Company come grain cargoes
from the Lakehead and Chicago.
Over the Canadian Pacilic and
Canadian National Railways and
In trucks from nearly every
part of Western Ontario these
storage elevators funnel out,
some 20,000,000 bushels of grain
annually. Twe graiii companies:
James Richardson & Sons, Lim
ited, and Coatswortn & Cooper,
Limited, have offices at the
waterfront. In fall, from 15 to
20 `steamers and barges lie up
in Goderich harbor with grain
for unloading before navigation
reopens. In 1962, a steamer
and three barges owned by N.
M. Paterson & Sons, Limited,
Fort William, were purchased
by Goderich Elevator and Tran-
sit Co. for the purpose of winter -
storage. These have a com-
bined capacity of 800,000 bush-
els. • Renamed fora company
directors, they are the D. B.
Weldon, C. S.. Band, K. A.
Powell and F. H. Dunsford. •
Airport
Goderich is served by an out-
standing -airport for a town -of
its size. At Sky Harbor, near
Highway 21 north of the town,
the prevalent runway is east -
west aed has a prepared sod
surface 4,000 feet long, with
good- approadhes. Automatic
lighting on this runway is oper-
ated from sunset to sunrise.
The airport is marked on both
U. S. and Canadian sectional
charts, and an approved De-
partment of Transport instru-
ment approach is published for
the field. The company which
owns the field, Sky Harbor Air
Services, Limited, guards uni-
com frequency 122.0 ivieg. Com-
plete servicing facilities are
available, as well as restaurant
and rental car services. Godcrj-
rich is a port of entry.
A Trade Fair has been, con-
ducted in Goderich with increas-
ing success since 1953: On the
site •' still called "Agricultural
Park," where ---the former fall
fair was held, the trade fair has
attracted attendance its pre-
decessor never experienced. Ex-
hibits by manufacturers and
merchants are displayed in the
Memorial, Areda,_ and- with out-
door attractions then event
draws -tip • to 10,000 visitors.
Sponsored by the Kinsmen
Club, it is heft in early summer
and has proven popular with
residents over a wide area.
Golf Course -
The Maitland Golf Club com-
pleted in July, 1962, a $30 000
clubhouse, with every faci'ity,
including a spacious -lounge,
private dining room and kitchen
and bar on the ground flod'r•,
with a verandah along the west -
side overlooking part of ; the
nine -hole course. Downstairs
are dressing rooms and showers
for men and women, men's bar
and "pro" shop. The links are
always open to visiting players.
They are reached via the north
harbor road and a turnoff wid-
ened and improved when the
road was paved. in 1962.
On Green Acres .- Circle, 10
miles north of Goderich, racing
car meets are held three times
a year.
Goderich Trotting and •Agri-
cultural Association holds an
annual race meet, usually on
Labor pay, in Agricultural
Park; also two others during
the year.
On the 16 greens of Goderich
Lawn Bowling Club, Picton
street, five or six ---open tourna
ments are played each summer,
and will be found listed° in the
provincial association 'schedule.
- On the Square--is-an excellent
motion picture theatre, and in
summer months a drive-in thea-
tre is operated a short distance
east of town.
Goderich has three service
clubs,y Lions, Kinsmen and Ro-
tary. Their meeting -times are
announced on highway signs.
At the time of publication of
this brochure, alt met ,at Ilar-
bouriite Inn, Essex street. The
.inn is available for dances, wed-
ding receptions, luncheons and
bingos. Royal Canadian Legion
Branch No. 109 has Itis° own
commodiouspremises on King-
ston street, one block frorn• the
Square.
Churches •
There are nine churches,
three banks 'and a trust com-
:Reny, and adequate number of
physicians, dentists, druggists,
garages- and service stations,
and a complete rang_L of retail
business cpncerna. A Liquor
Control Board store and Brew-
er's Retail store are situated
on the Huron Road (Highway 8)
immediately west of the C.I.H.
tracks.
Serving this part of Huron
County, the town has one of
Ontario's best weekly news-
papers, The Signal -Star.
Approximately 160 acres of
land is available for industrial
sites, most of ,it already ser-
viced by rail, water and hydro.
A zoning by-law provides Un-
seven
orseven classes, including local
and general business areas, in-
dustrial, residential and green
bent.
Remarkably advanced algebra
has been found on cuneiform
tablets of the second millenium
B.C. in Mesopotamia. It was
also known to the ancient tgyp•
tians, Indians and Greeks. Dur-
ing the Middle Ages algebra
was preserved and advanced in
the Oriental countries.
THE MENTAL HOSPITAL
NEW HORIZONS +
By D. H. Mooglt, 'l1x.D., Supt., gan a second transformation.
Ontario Hospital, GoderichI With specific treatments becom-
PART 1—Introduction. i n g available for mental ill -
With the oryening of the 300- nl'esses, mental hospitals became
not just institutions for confin-
bed Ontario Ho'pital this fall,
Citizens of Goderich and the
County of Huron will be par-
ticipants in the .introductory
phas" of a n^w r'oncept in the
trPatr'ient of mental illness-
"Notwithstrnding the great
chanceh- has taken place
in opinion and practice' with
regard to mental illness within
the last century, there are still
persons who, if invited to visit
a mental hospital would cer-
tainly expect to see something
entirely unlike what gtkey were
used to seeing in their
experience and might ask,
the end of the visit, where the
mentally ill persons were."
This could have been written
in 1962, but in fact it came
from the pen of Henry Mauds-
ley and was written before 1900, -
before Freud's name was known,
before insulin coma and electro
convulsive therapy and long be-
fore the introduction of modern
drug therapy.. Transformed as
were the hospitals of Maudsley's
day by the "moral" (i.e. hu-
mane) treatment introduced by
the Tukes at the Quakers' York
Retreat, Pinel at the Saltpetriere
in Paris, and Conolly at Han-
well (London), they remained
custodial institutions in which
treatment was minimal until the
innovations indicated above be-
ing the mentally ill, but hos-
pitals for relieving and often
curing their illnesses so that
these- people could, in many
cases, ,return to. families and
communities..
Yet, even with these revolu-
tion'ry' improvements, . it was
necessary' for most patipnts to
go to distant hospitals Or
lengthy periods so that jobs
were lost, families separated
and community connections
broken. Patients returning to.
t ' eir hones were unused to
the demands of everyday life
and had to begin afresh, to
learn community living.
This led naturally to the
third, current phase -of our pro-
gress towards a greater mea -
Sure of mental health for the
community. It is easiest to .see
the nature of the changes re-
quired by Comparing the posi-
tion of the patient with emo-
tional or mental illness with
that of a patient ,with° physical.
illness. In the latter case, the
falriily doctor,treats the patient
in his office whenever possible
rand only if there is failure to
respend to the trtatnient or if
the illness requires treatment
available only in a hospital is
the patient admitted. Even
then, the physician keeps in
mind the necessity of- returning
his patient to his normal life
as soon as the illness is under
control. Only a very ,few phys-
ically ill patients remain in hos-
pital for long periods.
This same philosophy niay-
now be applied in the' treatment
of mental illness because we
have developed methods of
tedatment w, ich are much rnol•e
effective. Moreover, more f t, c
ilities are now available for
emergency and short terns treat-
ment, in the feral of outpatient
clinics, day care centres and
community hospitals such as
the one at 'Goderich.
We are, of colaw, simply" in
another phase of. the etotution
towards the . ideal taf mental
health for eytryone. Much more
needs to be done, particularly'
in the prevention of meht,al ill-
ness. Nevertheless, • it is es-
sential that we make a .success
of this phase if we are to arrive
at the next step 'and this pro-
gress can be achieved only if
you, as citizens of this com-
munity and district, will unite
with us in our efforts.
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