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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1965-06-17, Page 1elteteri dal s (at said, lain it Not►,Hi is the L bas' you, oven ooar, t:by:'. sreem6 uopld:. cpe 1d a i' be' ulatio the. muff )nt spy er cert per GODERICH* QNTARIQ, THURSDAY, JUNE 17.tk � _�._„-....._..,., ....__�.. .r...... .N ice of its Police • Chief Fred Minshall blasts local evening incident on the Square Signal-St�'Jr' Photo, * * * ores FIRE ouThs On, ampage,: • .iters Out oder-ieh police ofeers--were, joined morrents iaferbiy Con- youths to leave the Square and led out in force Sunday even - after a gang of local teen - ars went on the .rampage in Square. he incident started when .a up Of youths started, to bait middle-aged man walking oss the court house lawn. i he,number of youths began swell into the 20's after the e attraet-ed - teenagers- fro u - 1 restaurants. ' -one stage---the•--•gang--o the squatted on the pave- nt for a full block' outside aofer',s Ladies Weare and re- ts Were "received that they re .shouting obscenities at ers-by, • • hief Constable Fred Min - 11 witnessed part of the in- ent from his home whi 'looks the Square and sent alarm call for the cruiser car be sent to the trouble spot. t 10.30 p.m, the cruiser -ear ived ' at the scene to find at was later described as "a entially dangeroussituation" local police officials. y this time the number •of, nagers had swelled to 50 and original horseplay had sour - As one,,,local youth said:, e were getting to . the stage en trouble really ' starts." miser car driver Nick Dow- iuk was the first officer to ve at the scene and was stable Roy Venn., retprn to • their homes or he Can't Rush Us and his officers would take ac - The youths were told to "go tion against them. home" but many of them stood Taxpayer' Objects their ground in open defiance. The group began -to break up At one swage a youth remarked: until a man in his 30's suddenly ",They can't push us around. objected to the• action„ of the We've got Councillor Sheardown police officers. , Shouting that: on .our. side." ' he . was a "taxpayer" the man The teenager was referring refused to..Amove.- o^t efront page heacifine .in He then 'turned his attention the Signal -Star last week when to the newsman covering this Councillor -Walt'er—SFi rcardown sr ry ani proceeded to shout asked for an - investigation of obscenities in what could only local police stopping' teenage be described as an effort to drivers. cause further 'trouble. Councillor • Sheardown was "Cop lover" and "go and lie quoted as saying: "This is cans- down with your cops" were ing a lot of hard feeling be- some of the more printable tween our youngsters and police, phrases which poured out. We must remember that our It was then somebody suggest - youth of today are our citizens ed that the camei-a should• be of tomorrow." r smashed "So none of, our plc - It' has been learned that on tures will be in, the paper." At a number of occasions during this juncture the police officers the past week local youths have moved •.in again and the youths been using the councillor's re- backed down. marks as a rallying cry when . Newsman with camera intact -questioned by police officers. was then driven from the scene Said one local youth, - who in the cruiser ,oar amid shouts asked for his name to be yvith- from a number of youths of: held, • "Things are getting to t "We ge you, you .... breaking point." Councillor Walter Sheardown Within minutes of the arrival was contacted following the in - of the first two uniformed police cident and said that a number officers Chief Minshall and Serg- ' of the youths involved had al - cant Ross .Crawford arrived In ready been in touch with him. plain clothes. "I have nothing further to Chief Minshall ordered the add at the , moment," he • said. "But I have requested to be present at the next meeting the police commission." 41f he 67th annual report of Goderich 'Elevator and nsit -Company Limited, :for Year ending March 31, 1965, presented at a meeting of shareholders at the coii- Y's offices here last Thtir-- afternoon. he president, D. B. Weldon, ted in his repori that grain eipts for the year were 121,127 bushels. He also° ted that profit for the year ore special item ori the earn- s statement was $103,926 or per sharet'compared to 4,432 or $1.48 per share a r ago. Ir. Weldon pointed out that siderable • expense was • en- ntered in repairs and re - cements during the year, ' ing that the directors . were as -ed that this was met re - ting only in slight change retained earnings and no re - tion in dividend. he current assets as of xeh 31, 1965, were given as 9.393 against current habil- s of $26,540 with working ital increased from $137,557 •$752,$53, giving a current' ion of 29,37 to 1. `patterns are. changing in adian feed grains," said Mr. doll,: in- -MS -ro Orli -"Yo d continues to observe •the °da and to alter facilities where needed to, serve Custom- ers of many years'standing and further the shareholders'. inter- ests." It wa's stated that all storage space, both in the elevators and barges, was filled over the past winter. Early reports from Western Canaria, it was stated, indicate above average -conditions fo; this year's crop and with a• proper balance between grain receipts and storage, the com- ing season should 'be consistent with the business of the past two Years. • After 37 years on. the execu- tive of the company, including that of being Chairman of the Board for sons' years, C. S. Band of : Toronto has retired. Taking his place as Chairman of the Board now is D. B. Wel- don, M.C., of London. The new president is F. 1'. Dunsford of St. Marys and the vice-presi- dent is K. A. Powell of Winni- peg. Mr. G. G. Parsons is secre- tary and Myra McNevin, treas- urer. Mr. G. G. Parsons was elected as a director of the company - along with the folfowing: F. IT. Dunsford; H. C. H'e`ih?becker of Toronto: D. S. Weldon; J. T. o" efeitl '` ti'... Winnipeg; -X. A. ,Powell; C. r. Popharp of Tor- onto.• Anniversary t Victoria Street Victoria Street United Church will celebrate its -107th anniversary on Sunday with special services . at 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. The special speaker for the occasion will be Rev. Allan M. Johnston, B.A., B.D., of Brussels. The congregation at Benmiller will s4e joining with Victoria Street for these two services. Huron County Council has ember, This ye'hr it is set back once again rejected ^a regttest a:week; to November 8, 4nd one for an open deer season this or two coincide with this season. fall. Council quashed the idea We favor 'a three-day season, with a 26 to 11 vote on Wednes- November 8-10, Monday, Tues- day afternoon. day and Wednesday, shotguns Council in past years has been only and no dogs. reluctant to go along with an "I believe the last time Huron open season for deer when was open it was shotguns only. neighboring counties were not Bruce and Grey have gone along having ne. with high-power rifles, but in This year, council was inform- Huron ' it has been shotguns ed by E. R Meadows, senior only." Conservation officer, of the de- Warden Webb: "There has partment of lands and forests, been considerable criticism by that almoost everybody is doing land owners because sometimes it• the dates were later than they "Bruce and Grey and Welling- were opening in the north." ton are coming in this year," Mr. Meadows said, "along with Waterloo, Oxford and Brant, and we hope to have Wentworth and Halton. It would appear that the deer season should be successful because of the num- bers. I think members.of coun- cil and land owners believe they would be swamped with- hunt- ers if only one or two counties were Qpen. "During May, you had four deer killed on the roads in Huron by cars, and how many near misses there would be we do '*ziot know,. However, a lot of damage is caused in some areas, ']rhe -deer, population- is -have this information. We will Mr. Meadows: "Yes, the idea of opening at , the same time as the Parry Sound season means most of the good hunters are in that area during that first week, and a certain per- centage go up each year." Reeve- John 1Ln: Corbett, Hay: "I have been wondering if, a week'li'efo ' 'the" seam; .We can put some of our men in there -when • illegal° hunters arein. They have shot right on . my farm. I have seen a lot of deer in the past few weeks." Mr. Meadows: "We receive a good- many complaints a week or two late, and I am glad to high, ,and we have to look at it in the right manner, to man- age the deer herd wisely as you do with beef cattle. "Most does after the first year produce a pair of fawns, andthere is not too much that happens to them, except the odd one caught in a fence. Few predators prey on them in these parts. ' "Ordinarily, Parr -y, Sound opens the first Monday in Nov - INITIATION -AT LEGION -There will be a mass initiation of new members at Branch 109, Royal Canadian Legion, this Thursday evening.• Coming up for presentation and discussion the same even- ' ing will be the following sub- jects; draught beer; guests; a full report of the Lancaster Bomber" Committee. Howard Carroll is making an appeal for help 'from anyone •.- er .S . d . in Beaching boys' baseball, He has a group of teams arranged but is experienc- ing difficulty getting coaches for the teams. President • Dave McMillan is to give a brief report on the Provincial Command Convention the same evening., PERSONAL Mrs. Edith Calvert, Huron - view, celebrated her 90th birth- day on Sunday when members of her family gathered there for a -small party In her honer: Miss Lynda Glousher, who has been attending Goderich Busi- ness College, has accepted a pos- ition at the office of A. & C. Boehmer Limited, Kitchener. SAFETY SEMINARS • A series of safety seminars for municipal trench inspect- ors is to be held in 23 centres in Ontario. The one -for Huron and Perth counties is to be held at Stratford on June 24. be ready for them. A lot of land owners do not realize that a lot of heifers are shot and go to somebody's locker. I hope some time to be in on one of these and catch a rustler." Reeve Tom Leiper of Hullett suggested a season at the end of Noi/ember, when most cattle would be stabled. Mr. Meadows:. _,"Xf _ later,., we have the season by ourselves and asking t_. e__ en u.p._. • to come back and hunt; which would put more hunters in the field in this area, For damage which can be proved caused by hunters, you are entitled to, call in the ag. rep. and, eet the dam- age paid." - Mr. Leif7er: "In the past year I have seen only three or four deer, and I live in the centre of the county." Mr. Meadows: "They are con- 120 to 25. fined mostly to heavy swamp areas: Colborne and the Hay swamp, East and West Wawa - nosh." Answering a question by Reeve Clift, Bayfield, about browsing areas, Mr. Meadows said great • damage was done °hard maple trees', checking their growth. Peer r.go along nibbl- ing at turnips „also, "and that was the 'reason we had our first season in Oxford, years ago." Reeve Corbett: "I do not ob- ject to a deer season, but I do object very strongly to these fellows coming in our district and shooting deer out of sea- son, and we should be protect. ed if we are not going to have a season." —Photo by Nephew Daphne Ann Dukelow, daugh- ter of Rev. Cecil A. Dukelow and Mrs. Dukelow, has been awarded a Waterloo Lutheran University scholarship. - This scholarship gives free tuition at the university's regular six- week summer school. A total of 14 Western Ontario students in grades 12 and 13 won the scholarships which require a minimum average of 75 per cent in their collegiate exams.. Rotary Club Elects President -Huron's EMO co-ordinator, W. Stuart Forbes, has been elected the new president of the Ro- tary Club of Goderich. Other- officers elected for the 1965-66 season are as' follows: 1st vice-president, Bud Worthy; 2nd vice-president, Brent Nel- son; secretary, W. Cochrane; treasurer, Al Selinger. , The directors are as fellows: Community service, Dr) Jack Hagan; . ,international service, Blake Ball; vocational service, Dennis Fincher; club service, Trey. Ormnndp. ' Judge Harold Lang of Strat- or• was guess; at last --VFW§' meeting held at the' Maitland Contry Club. At this meeting both "Stu" Forbes .and. Jack Marriott provided the program with a discussion on guns and ammunition. Old guns were also_ on display. A Rotary Seminar is to be field at the -Anglican Church Camp near Bayfield from June Plays Perfect Crib 'Hand Here The Legion recorded its first perfect hand at ccs.. Tuesday,, June 8. Bert Harris was playing with Don McGhee and had dealt himself three fives and the Jack of spades. Mr, Harris then received the five of spades on the cut. "I said look he's going to cut me a perfect hand," said Mr. Harris, "and sure enough he did." The last recorded perfect crib,hand took place a year last January and involved Bert Medd. Before County Council ad- journed Wednesday forenoon, Reeve Reg. Jewell of Goderich „]rose to suggest that the press' desks be restored to their form- er position near those of the warden and clerk, instead of at rear of the chamber. He also mentioned that copies •of com- mittee reports. were not reach- ing the reporters. "1 think we are unfair to our press," he said. "We cannot push them farther away unless we push them outside. I know we appreciate what the press has done for us in years gone by, and. I would like to suggest that they be put back where ithey formerly were. "Members ask different ques- tions; but with their backs to the . press, I 'am sure the press cannot. pick them up. "1 would also recommend that from now, on the reports be, fore us be put on the press• table, so they can be followed." Warden Webb spotted Mayor Frank Walkom at the door, and invited him "within- the rail,". His worship extended the cus- tomary welcorne from the muni-, cipality -and said..he hoped to sec all'the members at a social gathering sponsored by town co un .afternoon. •- Property committee chairman Elmer Hayter announced that an Ontario flag had been pur- chased. • "The warden assured me he would be readier to help with with this one than the last," Mfr, Hayter said. "So would I." (Laughter). Boys and girls of grades 7 and 8, Howick central school, sat in ..for, a:_ time on_ deliberations. They were accompanied by Prin- cipal Bruce, -J J rtson at1cL i•tl: troduced by Reeve" Robert Gib- son. Miss Joyce McNey thank- ed council, on behalf of the stud- ents, for the opportunity of at- tending a session. Masons Hold Church Parade More than 100 members of Maitland Lodge, No. 33, and visiting Masons, marched from the Masonic Temple Sunday, morning to attend the service at. North Street United Church. -Master of the lodge is Wor- ' • tiler .Tohri W Feith The service was conducted by the Rev. W. J. ten Hoopen who preached on the topic: "The Spirit and the World." - County Council's latest inove in its effort to obtain special parking rights for its officials and employees is to confront Goderich council with a 1953 agreement, signed and sealed, providing two block -long areas on court house park, five days a week. (Effective last March, coun- cillors oupcillors themselves are provided by the town with special tags to mark their cars and exempt them from the two-hour re- striction.) A property committee report presented on Tuesday afternoon by chairman Elmer Hayter, de- puty reeve of Stanley, recom- mended that this agreement be considered by the town. It gave "specific parking privileges tp employees of the county," the report stated. Speaking to the report, Mr. Hayter said: "There was an agreement drawn-.up_hetween_ town and county in 1953, an(' we owe a great dealto the. reeve of Goderich (Reg. Jewell),' who did his best to get the problem settled. "1 believe two ,blocks were J. H. NEILL IS PAID TRIBUTE Huron County Pioneer Mus- eum was declared "finest in the province" by deputy reeve Rob- ert Gibson of Howick Township, speaking at a meeting of Huron County Historical Society in Howick central school, ' near Corrie, recently. !Mitre itremit ht n'ot ve een a museum but for a resident of Howick, where it originated in 1925," he said. Spotting J I):. Neill, now re- tired as curator, in - the audi- ence, Mr. Gibson' asked him to stand, and he received a round of applause. More than 100 attended the meeting, with Mrs. W. D. Mack, 1 of Crediton in the chair. PERSONAL Mr, and Mrs. Frank Fischer, Kitchener, spent the weekend at the home of the latter's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon j Smith. Britannia road. Mrs. G. B. Smith of Belleville, returned with them on Sunday evening. She had spent 'the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Smith and other relatives. to be, reserved around the 'Square for officials and employ- ees. We think maybe some- thing can be done." "This agreement," clerk -treas- urer . G. Berry explained, "ap- parently was madein 1953, and there is reference. to it in our minute book, but- lie. copy. It deals with the actual construc- tion of • the building, together with maintenance of the wash- rooms, and parking." Mr. Berry. read several sec- tions, including 13: "The inner side of the street known as the Square, between the west limit of Hamilton street and , east limit of North street, and the inner portion of the Square be- tween the east limit of South street and the west limit of Kingston street shall 'on Mon -o day, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in each week, between 9 a.m. and 5 .m. be_reserved for the park.,. ing of vehicles of officials and employes of the -county_, Of Hide roil, or any police officer who, has business in the court house. "The corporation of Goderich shall erect signs in the areas designated restricting parking in the said areas on the said days :arid times to employees of the county or any police pfficer having business in the court house. No person other than an employee of the county, or, wiz, police officer having business in the court house; $hal,] park on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes- day, Thursday and Friday be- tween the hours designated. "The agreement was signed October 30, 1953, by =Mayor Idris- and clerk. Slake, and for the county b3, Warden A. W. eThrake aYi the-rk-Erskirie'."'-' "Larry Scales, Stratford, dis- trict forester, in making his report to councilsaid much of the work covered therein was done while he was in hospital by Charles M. Robertson, "who •• carried on very well without any assistance from Lands and Forests." He said 500 'trees had been planted around the "Tiger" Dunlop tomb. The • Robertson tract of red, pine iii Colborne is getting to log size, Mr. Scales reported. Warden Webb asked Mr. 'Rob- ertson to stand, 'and he . was given a round of applause by '. council' members. Mr. Scales -had a stencilled report of three or four pages, and copies were distributed to the members but not the re- porters. • Lake Huron Up 5, Inches , The Lake Huron water level for May, measured at Gode- rich, was up 5.28 inches over that of April. The same was the case for the Lake Super- ior water level. Lake dntario had the biggest gain — 10 inches. Lake Erie had the smallest gain four inches. - Effective control of pollution the rivers are carrying pollu- tion into Lake Huron; in turn many ditches and 'streams help to spoil these rivers. The re- sponsibility for 'controlling pol- lution is local'and/or provincial, with varied enforcement in each municipality and province. Effective control rests upon 'na- tional enlightenment. .Let us hope that the Royal Commission on Taxation will some up with recommendations which will in- clude a ^more effective formula for underwriting .pollution con trol costs in our country;" - Dr. Aldis cited $600,000,000 being spent in the TJ:S:.tor'iri stailation . of control units, and is lacking in Canada, this .coun- try's approach 'to the problem having been "splintered," as in many other matters, by the Bri- itsh North America Act, Dr. R. M. Aldis told Huron County Council .in presenting the re- port of the county health unit. "As the tourist season begins to burst upon this county," he said,, "one wonders how long Lake Huron will remain relative- ly fit for industrial and recrea- tional development; how long • till it, like becomes an open �_ _._ sewer ike. much nf:the Great Lakes downstream.' "We do knowlhat right now $2,000,000 annually for Great Lakes studiee, while the total Canadian effort amounts to about $250,000. ` The M.O.H. demonstrated for council the operation of an audi- ometer, used to ascertain if stu- dents' hearing is defective.. In the larger schools, Grades 2,' 4'° and 6 are tested; in one -room schools all pupils are included. Of 4,175 screened to date; 94 have been found with a sus- pected hearing loss. Rabies is down in. Huron, Dr. )Aldis reported, only seven cases being listed, including a deer, und..a trunk.... "We are very happy about the situajon_,this year," he said. Due to various cancella- tions and adjustments' in rail- way services in this area, there will be changes in the mail receipts and despatches at the Goderich Post Office, effective June 20th. Mail Receipts Daily except Sundays at 4.45 a.m. Daily except Sundays at 6.45 a.m. Daily except Sundays and Mondays at 2,45 p.m. Mail Despatches Daily except Sundays and Mondays at 7.15 a.m. Daily except Sundays at 6.15 p.m. Daily except Sundays at 7.15 p,m. , Sundry despatch of mail at 5.20 p.m, (First class mail only.) - Closing time for posting of mail to go opt on any of the above truck departure times is a half an hour before de- parture time. Mails for delivery to Kin - tail, Port Albert, all rural routes and by letter carrier walks in Goderich should be posted at the ,Goderich Post office by 7 a.m., to receive delivery on the. day of posting. George_.- Tartan_ ie__. watched _ by _ his dog Miekie as he Makes his way up from his basement on wills home-made hit. For full story. of ._ this local man's r-ernarkable aehieveanerats turn to Page 5 Signalk,Star Photo