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' SGODERICH, 4NTARIQR THURSDAY, JUNE 24t i, 1965 f - "Second 'Section PisgpS 9-16
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Injured motor -cyclist -Norman McCullough, The youth ins• listed In 'satisfactory condi-
19, Bruce Street, is lifted into an ambul- tion" at Alexandra Hospital where he was
once outside the God;erioh police station. detained with head injuries.
Signal -Star photo .
A Toronto mystery woman
has, submitted a claim to a
$0000,000 inheritance alongside
one from a local widow, 65 -year-
old Mrs. Eva Gaynor.
The news of the second claim
came shortly before press time
when a Toronto source stated
that the city woman would
file a claim.
The inheritance is part of an
estate left by the widow of a
U.S. farm implement czar six
years ago.
Details of the possible for-
tune leaked out when a repre-
sentative of International Rrad-
ers ef America, John Sonson,
asked lawn clerk Sherman
Blake to search for records of
a wedding which took place at
the Wesleyan Church 116 years
ago.
Mr. Sonson would not reveal
Councillor Bart Such, parks
d recreation chairman, . has
alienee oca eenagers o
ve street corners and join
e town's recreation program.
"TTie •factlittes arernow avail=
le. daring the summer for'
nagers ;and they can't claim
at no one is doing • anything
them any longer," he said.
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A group of Goderich house-
ves is threatening-,ato picket
e Sifto Salt plant here unless
cials remedy the soot situ -
on.
Mayor Frank Walkom reveal-
this recently when he said
had been inundated with
ills from irate residents de-
eding action.
"I am fed up being bugged•
out this," • said the •nlayor.
i'eriodically I have received
surance from the ,plant that
e situation will be remedied.
He added: "The trouble sp-
ears to stem from the fact that
0,000 of equipment they
aught does not seem satisfac-
y. •The sootis` ill pouring
and-mini—1 ling ill`
e area."
He went on: "•I am getting fed
p with the whole situation. I
on't think the people should
ave to put up with the likes
f that."
Commented Councillor Bert
uch: "The new equipment is
pparently not big enough to
andle the problem down
ere, It looks as though some-
dy has goofed:"
"We have done everything
except hand it to .them on a
still room for adults who wish-
ed to join the program.
p a er, e a•' e.. • e s•n.: ere ope , o giV
The town -wide recreation everybody a chance to wear off
ro ram under the direction :tj-reir energy this summer- if
of Wayne Horner, is scheduledtthey want Co. We feel the
to swing into operation early could improve the general phys-
ical condition of the town's
residents.
"No one will be able to turn•
round and say there is nothing
to do in Goderich." --
next month.-
' Already 500 youngsters, Many
of them from public schools,
have signed or. for the compre-
hensive summer program.
—"It will be as big as anything
they, have ever seen in . this
-town,'-'-_-sari- Coanoillor
"But we want to particularly en-
courage the teen group as there
are all sorts of facilities avail -
Vale tl ►n.•' ' -
The••-plogram includes: swim-
ming, basketball, soccer, base-
ball, badminton, tennis, volley-
ball, track and field, crafts and
possibly gymnastics.
"We feel we have worked in
The general sessions of the
peace, before Judge Harold
Lang, opened and closed within
a half-hour yesterday, when one
something for everybody in this I of three men accused of break
program,' said Councillor Such.; and enter at the residence of
Wayne Horner has chosen a I Mrs. Muriel Armstead, Mill
team of :nstructers from among I road, last December 21, failed
GDCI seniorstudents and they_.to_ appear_. The bail of Albert.
will receive a course of instruc- Cahill, London, will be estreat -
tion --prior "to the start of the ed.
program. _a Of the other accused, Lewis
On the question of roller Proose, Hamilton, was repre-
Skating, Councillor Such said sented by counsel, _but Jack
he was not prepared to include Venus, London, had 'no lawyer.
this -in -the program -as -lie --felt In _ th.e ,circumstances,.. -...Crown
it, was "private enterprise." Attorney W. G. Cochrane re-
"If any teenage group is in- I quested that the case of all
terested enough to organize a three be traversed to. December
club, facilities will be made 6.
available to them," he said. Cahill, wherever he may be,
He added: "They would be has no lawyer now, either; Dan
able to rent the arena as a club Murphy withdrew as defence
and pay for it out of their own counsel.
memberships. We would have A jury panel of more than 50
to work out rates for such a was in court. Judge Lang ex-
venture."- plained that there was no work
' The councillor said there was for -them and let them depart.
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cent of Transport officers worked a Hloirnesrille this week. Her a car is
Isvngside l+oaa46?P-officers, ,nv-.a.,.spot .,cac.._-.�up
Jo test thebrakes.
which set tip, ateweigh"scales - — _ S
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Goderich police department
is holding $2,000 worth o cop-
per fittings as evidence a ter
arresting two local men this
week on charges of breaking
and entry and theft.
Jerome Smith. 38, 263 Cam-
eron street; and John Schwanz,
36, 62 Albert street, will pp-,
pear in court on Thursday to
answer to the charges. •
' Police Constable John Rux-
ton discovered a " car at the
dockside loaded with -the , stolen
copper early Saturday morn-
ing. The copper parts had been
stripped from the 6,300 ton ves-
el R. G. Sanderson,. which was
or-znerl-y-_known- ;-as--thea-Alta
doc.
Smith was arrested at the
scene by Constatle Ruxton and
Schwanz was charged later that
day.
In the car Constable Ruxton
found, copper fittings, wire and
a refrigeration unit which had
been removed from the ship.
Police searched the Schwanz
home 'and found another 700
pounds of copper.
Police Chief Fred Minshall
has advised all cyclists without
licenses that the deadline is
the end of July. About 250
cyclists in the town have so
far failed to icksu licenses,
the identity, of the man who
left the money,'
Church records were not
available for, that period but an
account of the wedding was
found in the files of the Huron
Signal, in the .',Signi1-Star.,,p ce.
It reads: "k' bruary 5 at Gode-
rich, by Rev,' John Williams,
James Harked, Esq. of Cale-
donia to Miss Lucy Gaynor, sec-
ond oldest daughter of the late
Edward Gaynor, Esq. of Tip-
'perar. y, Ireland "
Bible Clue
The wedding had originally
been brought to light after men-
tion of it was found in a family
Bible by lawyers handling the
estate of the deceased million-
aire.
-A local search revealed The
only known Gaynor family to
ever live in the area. The Gay-
nors of West Wawanosh are
known to" have arrived here
early in the 19th century from
Tipperary, lreeanct:
One Cornelius- Gaynor is re-
membered by local residents.
His son Matt, a Goderich auc-
tioneer, died- in 1961 at the age
of 74, leaving his ,wife and five
eh -flit reps.
"There has only ever been
ane Gaynor family in the Gode-
rich area; -Mrs. Gaynor' said at
her Picton street home. "So we
feel this Lucy Gaynor could
only be linked to us."
,y Contacted in New York Mr.
Sonson said: "If we can deter-
mine the relationship between
Goder-ieh•---E-xperimental- -Air
craft Association is expecting
some 200 home -built Tight
planes it fly into Sky Harbour
Airport on July 1.
The mass fly -in will be in
honor of the late Keith Hop-
kinson, whose •.family will be
presented with a plaque for his
efforts on behalf of fine home
buiding movement.
Residents of Goderich and
tourists are invited to attend
the. ceremony which . will bE
held at 2 p.m. •
The light planes, which will
come from across Canada and
the United States, are expected
to start arriving around 10 a.m.
the Gaynors, Mrs. Gaynor will
inherit in the region of
$6,000,000."
He added: "It has taken years
to trace the relatives this far.'&
Mr. Sonson. said he would fly
to Ireland to! see if he could
locate documents to substanti-
ate Mrs. Gaynor's claim to the
fortune.
Another Lead
The Toronto source said the
mystery woman was prepared
to show genealogical documents
1 to substantiate her claim to the
money,
"We don't know }.whether this
will be a hoax or not," said a
spokesman, "but we must follow
up alt leads."
The public school consulta-
tive committee, of which Reeve
Archie Etherington of Usborne
Township is. chairman, in its
report to county council, ack-
nowledged a Bayfield request
that a county area be formed
to include the village and cer-
tain partsf Stanley.
Goderich lawyer Dan Murphy cal companies was broken at
has accused town council of last Thursday's council meeting
"discrimination ' by granting when a compromise was reach -
special parking .stickers to mem ed over a section of Anglesea
berg of county council. , street.
"Council has discriminated Clayton Edward and repro•
against the people of Goderich sentatives of Goderich Manu -
by exempting certain people factoring Company reached
from a town bylaw;" said Mr, agreement on a proposed ex•
to o an ey. 'Murphy. tension to the latter's property
The committee met with the He added: "i take the post• which will swallow up part of
council of Bayfield on June 15. tion that any bylaw must apply the street.
It this petition,
recommend ed to. everybody. A certain class James Donnelly, represent-
or this meet thbut .•has agreed of people should not be grant- ing Goderich Manufacturing, ap-
to with the municipal ed e.cmption," `peered before council and 4x;
councils concerned and will, if plaided that the firm was notrequested, meet with the school Town council, by resolution,
requesting ownership of half
boards concerned."y council which authorized stir kers for td�ern the street but 40 feet of the
hers of the count
Morris Township recommend -road allowance.
ed that Morris Brussels, Blyth exempted them from the two -
and East Wawanosh be amal- hour bylaw. Godeiich Manufacturing in•
amated to form a school area,The lawyer expressed- his ' tendssi to build a $30,000 addl-
e , tion to its plant which will
provided that schools be situ- views to council shortly before
ated in Brussels, Blyth and Bel- they met last week and decided mean 3`' new jobs on single
1 grave. 1'he consultative com- to w'ithld�ld debate on the con shift. Council agreed to the
mittee held meetings with vaI troversial bylaw until the next;closildg _ of part of the street.
ious groups but "makes no re meeting. This would leave a clearance
commendation to council that a .11Ir- .M.urp-hy also commented i of 37 feet;;' said. Mr._ 14l.urpliY� _ .
an area be established at this on a claim from Huron County Commented Mr. ]dward at
time." that a 1P53 agreement between the meeting: "Why didn't they
Councils of Ashfield and West the town and the, county re say this in the first place? I
Wawanosh had. requested the served a 'section' of the- Square was , objecting. to what they
for county officials. originally asked tor.
"There is -nothing wrong with "I objected to the ownership
the agreement itself," said Mr. of part of a Goderich street
Murphy, "But under the pre- and narrowing down the road
• 1 committee to recommend estab-
lishment of a county area to
include all properties • in tete
Ashfield Township school area
arid the West Wawanosh area. sent bylaw ifthey'attempted to to my building. They should .
nearly 200 bridge The committee recommends put- -this into effect it would ;have told me about this before
this,,ac Ion an. a.• e n•c• - a- I' pinto a hairy --fit._
sary bylaw be passed. Alternatives "This pleases me but they
"We 'have terrific • problems ---Cot-neil---is- faced - with. -.•-three_„ . . _- ._. , • .._
p shoo-ltl hsve -sa-d>� this -m -the ,
ahead, and I am,n sure we are alternatives in action on the by- fid•st place," he said.
doing everything ave can at the law. They can rescind it al- Chairman Resigns
moment," said Inspector J. H. together, leave it in its present -
-Kinkead, speaking to the report. form or amend it. ' , Reeve Reg. Jewell has re -
wives," said Barry Allen, dir- The economic conditions in this If it -comes .ter the question signed as chairman of the Arena
ector of the American Contract county make it imperative that ame ments, various sugges- Committee as a result of pres-
Bridge League. we look to the type of educa- I tions -rave been put forward:
Despite the intense competi- tion of • the 80s and 90s for Keep Wednesday free as on
tion, local women won pairs which we have a chance to plan !Sundays and holidays.-
-l•-r•An+-r-s--in the cham •' • •' • • • Reduce the
which was sponsored by the "As long as we cannot absorb- able. c
Goderich Duplicate Bridge Club. our young people within this Instead of 7 p.m. end the re -
Mrs. A. A. Nicol and ")Mrs. W. part of Canada, it follows: that stri ition at 5 p.m. •
F.-SUMders took -t e atrs'title; if we -wish -to -have- them---gain-„---Members--o€---eou-nerl--wil-1 -be- m g -.--•~•---- _ •f -
while D. J. McCauley .and D. J. employment in ' a competitive contacting local merchants to ``I feel we are not getting.
Mochrie. of Hamilton, 'won the societyt; we dare not send them learn their views prior to the out of the arena what we could ,
men's pairs. out ill-prepared. We must have next meeting of council as a' get out of it," he said. "We
Players cable from as far training *hereby children will •••hole. ` either need a full-time manager
away as Detroit to take part in I reach their potential, .and I Discussion on the bylaw may' or a recreational director."
the championship, which is one think it is miles off. We .must also take a different form at Ile added: "I:feel we are miss -
of 18 to be held annually in i have assurance that pupils will , this week's session of Huron ing out at the arena in the
Southern Ontario. LI
training leading to em-' County ',Magistrate's Court. summer months. I would like .•
Once known. as "Canada's Mr.', ployment and citizenship," he , Lawyer Murphy said he had to see the appointment of an
Bridge," Percy 3heardown of said. learned the town is .ready to arena manager. '
Toronto led his team to victory . Inspector Kinkead said -he did commence proceedings. against' The 'Reese, who has served as
in the Hodson Johnson Mem not\think at' any time in Huron people who have not paid fines" arena chairman for more than
oriel Trophy Other members there had been' such an acute for infringement of the bylaw. five years, said he 'would be
of his team were: R. Robinson, shorage of teachers. "`This. IviP be a test case if preparc l to stay On in an ad -
J.' Galbraith and D, Whetson, it is heard on Thursday," said visury capacity if an arena corn -
J.'
The Dr. A. C. Hunter trophy PERSONAL Mr. Murphy. "It will depend mission was established.
£or open pairs went to J. M. I Mr. Erich Gruener of Blind on the result of this case as Mayor Frank Walkom ' de•
,Norton and Michael Wies,...both a• R.i'�•er.�.sn nt 1he-.„weekend with.: ,to. 1vhether nr not the._t.,.o.w n' scrll�ed the chairmanship aa a
of Toronto. I'be open pairs I Mrs. Ziegler, Wilson :street. 'bylaw is in -fact valid under I; "thankless job'' and said that
consolation prize was won by I M. E. Gruener, accompanied : its present terms." further discussions would he
Mrs. E. Hurst and Mrs. J. A. by Mrs. E. Ziegler spent Sunday' Deadlock Broken held on ,.the setting up ef a
Gibbings. Stratford. , with friends in Stratford. I deadlock between two to Con1177isston.
Barefooted college*. students
in Bermuda shorts were among
a crowclg of
Janai.cs who attended• the 36th
annual Lake Huron contract
bridge --championships here- Sat-
urday.
"We get everyone . coming to
these from college students to
college professors and house -
sures from added commitments
on county council'. •
The Reeve made the an-
nouncement at last week's coun-
cil • meeting and asked council
to consider hiring a full-time
recreational „director or arena
A Department of Transport
spot check point, set up at
Holmesville, has found that
more than 60 per cent of vehic-
les are faulty.
Full details of the check will
be released when the inspection
ends today, Thursday,
The compulsory vehicle in-
spection yin the set-up on High-
way No. 8 at Holmesville was
the fourth such stop in all of
Western Ontario this year- by
the Ontario Department . of
Transport. The other three lo-
cations were in Kent and Lamb -
ton -counties.
The check point 'at the weigh
scales near Holmesville went
into operation Monday morn-
ing and continued until this
Thursday. -
There is a total of 38 differ-
ent points checked on a car to
determine its overall safety. If
the car is not in too bad a
shape, the driver is given a
slip of things he should have
!repaired on his car at some
garage and he is, given 48 hours
in which to do so. Failure Jo
follow through on instructions
means a fine. If ,the ear is in
real bad shape the license
Dates are removed from the
car, then and there.
On the check lane were three
O.P.P. officers to direct traffic
and to lay charges, where nec-
essary. There were also three
experienced men from the On-
tario Department of Transpoi~t
to check the_ ear and five uni-
versity students to assist them.
M Ina viow ,of .the,.to1L.that traf, .
fic accidents take, it is becom-
ing increasingly important to
ensure that motor vehicles on
our highways are in safe oper-
ating condition," Hon. Irwin
Haskett, Minister of - Transport
for Ontario,„has stated.
Extmrience so far in Ontario
has shown that about 40 per
cent of the cars examined have
defects, most of a minor na-
ture.
Cars„ passing the test are
given windshield stickers.' Driv-
ers whose cars have defects are
instructed to repair their ve-
hicles and report to the vehicle
inspection unit or to the local
OPP Officers.
No Mali on
July First
The Goderich Post Office
will be closed all day on
Thursday, July 1st.
There will be no incoming
mail -Thiol~ day. `One` coflec-
tion from the street letter
boxes will be -made during
#he..afternoon, Postmaster A.
M. Homuth states, which will
be processed and sent out.
Closing time to catch this
mail will be 5.45 p.m.
There will be no letteir car-
rier service in town, no rural .'
route mail delivery, no wicket
service at the Post Office and
even the box lobby will be
closed' for,; -the day*
The tug, Donald Bert, pulls away front the dock with the
members of the school patrol ,aboai"d on Monday. Police
Constable Nick Dowhaniuk went along..for the ride and to
sere the trippers returned safely. The outing was arranged
by the Goderich Lions Club:
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