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THE G.ODERi 'SAI, -ST
R, THVRSDAY, MM. 12, 1905
Goderich Town Council has letter.
refused to re -locate the munici- He added: "We suggest, con-
.pal.dumi p on the :grounds structfo of, a_ drain inside the
prohibitive costs ,w o u 1 d- "in- toe of thie dyke to transport
crease taxation." . fluid' elsewh re for disposal."
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At Thursday's meeting it was 1t was ear ter this year that
learned a counter proposal had department ngineers found "a
been made to the, Ontario Water high degree df pollut'.on seep-
ResourcesCommission who are ing int6 the Maitland River:
concerned about pollution • in At ~that ti e council vas ad -
the Maitland River. vised to rc-] tate the -site and
make use o sanitary landfill.
Council, fa ed with a $1,000,-
000 expendi ure program this
year, d e•ei d e d that residents
could not urden themselves
with yet ano her capital cost.
"It was d tided that it was
just top exp nsive a matter to
be undertaken this, year," said
town clerk S german Blake.
The mattes" was left in the
hands of the public wor?:s com-
mittee who were given power to
act.
WateV : Water" Everywhere
Goderich appears' to be faced
with a'major program to prov-
ide storm sewers suitable to
combat condition, which exist
within the munieipai;ty.
The matter was brought Co a
• cad; 4si-Timr. d.—a i 11en
ment block owner Roy Brecken-
TORONTO — An Ontar- ridge appeared to demand im-
io government o r d e r -in- mediate action from. the town.
council has guaranteed de- Mr. Breckenridge reviewed the
posits of up to a total of situation, .whet e twice in o n e
$3,000,000 by three banks w e e k, his luxury apartments
if required during the next _r had been flooded following a
year with the British ° Mort- heavy rainfall.
gage and Trust Co., it was "I feel something has to be-
announeed on _Tuesday done.. fat our•_pro_.tect' i -r,". to,
ithe-• ian"k-scare a itif ec -:::- Breckerrridge, -mIRT-ry,i er
in -the order, passed July 29, out that, three catch basins near
as the Bank of Montreal, his apartments were overload -
the Canadian Imperial Bank ing a nine inch sewer.
of Commerce and the Royal Said Mr. Breckenridge: "1
Bank of Canada. would like some assurance that
The order also guarantees something is going to be done
to pay the banks any dueal ou is. We have a- strrm
interest on deposits' that the sewerthere but nothing is hook -
financially - troubled,. trust ed up into it."
company might owe the - Lawyer s,' acting for Mr.
banks. Breckenridge, have already laid
-~-There was-ntr-immediate- -i`al- -i .- $T;2DU�C images,
indication' whether the• -- which were allegedly oaltsed by
banks would actually de- the flooding.'
posit money with `British 'Reeve Reg Jewell expressed
Mortgage. sympafliy with- Mr. Brecken-
British Mortgage got in- ridge at the meeting. "I fee 1
to difficulties after Atlan- we should go along'and do some -
tic Acceptance Corp., went thing about this," he said.
into receivership June 17 Councillor Bruce Erskine felt
after failing to meets o m e, the problem should be solved
short-term debt s. British on a town -wide scale,
Mortgage held a number of "We have had similar proh-
Atlantic notes. lems all over ,the town," he
Councillor's are proposing to
build a four foot high dyke
around the present municipal
disposal, site to prevent pollu-
tion draining into the river.
Goderich has already notified
the OWRC of its plan and re-
ceived a carefully worded letter
of approval at the council meet-
ing.
"Our field staff, will make
periodic inspections to deterin-
ine if the dyke is successful,"
commented department sanitary
engineer, W. A. Stegg-les, in the
Three -year -61d Scott Jenkins tries out the Hobby Fair last week. His verdict? "1
feel ofan antique Model T Ford -which- think -I'll- get one if"t1I a 'are an • stiff a-
rt'As oily display at toe Goderich Kms, - round. »._ Y
rown and Anchor Raided
Goderich Kinsmen's inaug-
al Hobby Fair attracted some
,500 visitors during the
ays and early reports shb
profits be in excess of
;•1;000. - W
"It was the 50 exhibitors who
reserved the credit," said Kin
president Pete McCauley. "They
t inazed �onp I e wi th_....Lhe�i,i: �
tandard of their entries."
He added: "This was an ex-
eriment as far as we are con-
erneel and wee feel it was a
qualified success for a first
ttempt." -t' •
,.
''a.11 the exhibitors went to
great deal iif trouble to help
anyone who seemed • to show
ny interest in their hobby,"
aid Mr. MsCatiley. "Many . peo-
e have said their visit was
yell tcorihWhile."
Kin officials had spent many The club suffered a setback
weeks of effort in arranging on Friday evening 'when their
for the Hobby Fair which Was Crown and Anchor 'operation
designed .to replace 'the popu- on the Midway was' raided by
lar._Trade Fair. the anH'=ganibling squad from
. "We felt we should give them Toronto.
something different this . year This cut- the profits down on
and that is what we' did," said the 'Midway game from a 'nor -
the president. • mat re1nt_ e_f $50Q o._ the .$10a
A parade of antique' cars' a- ,mark.
round the Square on Saturday The, anti -gambling squad had
was ahnost "washed out"' after been called in from Toronto
the threat of rain 'forced a num- after complaints Were- made
ber of convertibles to pull out about residents losing large
of the event. sums of money on some of the
• Asked if the Bobby Fair was midway enterprises.
going • to become a regular "Taking even this ;into ac -
feature, Mr. McCauley replied: count," said Mr. McCauley, "I
"It will be up to the individual feel we had some measure of
mettipers of the club. They will success. As with all new' ven-
have to decide whether it was tures you have teething troubles
worth all the effort." which can later be overcome.
LUCKNOW — Dedication ser-
vices for the Centennial Gates
said. "We should look into the built by the Lucknow Agricul- Goderich is' in danger of los- application, J. K. Hunter, town
whole situation not just into tural Society were, held Sunday ing a major industry, it ' was solicitor, stressed the import=
one incident:". - afternoon- More • than 300 peo- learned at an Ontario Municipal ante •of the decision to the wel-
Council agreed that the mat- pie attended • and enjoyed' the Board hearing held last week. fare of Goderich.
ter sh,oga be,�left;,S llrtluwr., afternoon, .xnetting..--9,lsL.frie0s ,,,,.. The,�..D-ear-born-p tee•1-. -Tubing—, "at--means-•a, mat- deal --to,.thia----.
investigation by the p u b l i c afid taking a part in the im- Company Limited of Newgate town when in the last eight
works committee with power pressj�ie service. Street, which employs nearly 50 years we have lost industry.''
to act. Me. Oliver McCharles, presi-men, is the firm involved in the he said. "Thi '-
Arena° Manager dent of the society, called the is a very oaten.
possible move. thy sign. _ `
Goderich has agreed to adver- gathering to order and asked Secretar•y- treasurer of the He added: "The expansion of
tisk for a joint arena manager the Lucknow High School band Goderich Industrial"Commission, the existing plant will in effect
and recreation director to corn- u n d e r the leadership of Mr. Howard Aitken, made the shock mean the -reduction of existing
mence September 30, 1965. Elwin Hall to lead in the sing-
In ad ditiori the $peration of ing of the hymn, '"Faith of •Our disclosure last Friday during nuisances." .
the arena .will be 'turned over Fathers". Mr. Wilfred Drennan an application hearing into spot Parking facilities would ease
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read the Scriptzoning to allow the company to t h e overcrowding caused • byto the Goderich Recreation Com -f pure lesson. Rev. expand. company workmen parking c, rt
mittee as of September 1. William Henderson of Wood- Mr. Aitken told OMB repres-, surrounding streets. In addition,
stock, and a Lucknow boy, ded-
icated
Seek Centennial Headentativcs: "There is a possib- noisy machines, at present -us-
Mayor Fra k Walkom is eek- the gates and offered
Frank � ility that the company will move ed in the Newgate Street aper•
ing someone to act as chairman prayer after Mr. Stewart Rab completely from Goderich if aticpn, will be moved to a new
of the newlyformed Centennial Rob-
ertson and Mr. OliverMethanes
they are not allowed to ex- plant tentatively proposed for
Committee. unviled the plaques in mem-he said.
or of the pand to meet their present de- the industrial park,
"There are many people who Y pioneers of the tom • minds." ,Robert Chisholm, Dearborn's
•
munity. production manager, originally
butitto serve on no.. one seems t9 want_tto Mr• T. A. Lashley from the inO the _Indust before the facetouh. h
Ontario DeelSarHaient of.Agit g Co z mission g t this- to light when he
head it," he told council Thurs-representatives had made a fi appeared on behalf of his c ni-
da culture broughtreetint,s and_
Y pre -tint pthe ribbon officially open_ had been accepted on the con.;dam _-.,. _ ..
y-..Th.e�ma. or.asked for mist - +nal offer'to•the - coo ant which of possible chairmen to bem the new New Plant
seated at next council meeting gates. He was in dition the re -zoning went thro -We want to use our pre;e nt
traduced by Lloyd Ackert, 2nd ,
so a selection can be. made. i ugh. larrtg
• c ,aresidn�df th ucknow ,W a y�:..:..� _x.-. _ p .11l d cW ttri ig mule
°'Ai�tlrovi? Sign Agricultural Society. App`TrcStron had teeny made; f7ers," he said, "and cvc n+.0
Neon Pr ,dual .of Canada Lim- - for the reg -zoning of the for-; ally move our tailpipe asci ir.hf
p Y
tY`Iiave eeti granted permis-mer Kneeshaw property on ' out to the new plant."
sion to erect the Hamilton Motel"�► Newgate Street from resident -1 Ile added: "The present sit -
sign on private property at the . �" ��eru bS V Y I n ial to industrial to be used fort cation is that we are continually
corner of Oxford Street a n d building, expansion. ' having to turn down orders be -
Huron Road. Brings Smiles Also the Dixon property, on cause we are handicapped for
A n earlier application, to which the company has taken; space. The reason we do not
place the sign on property ad- an 'option to 'purchase, was to' move our whole operation out
joining the Little Bowl, was re AS $;Upport ' be re -zoned to allow parking, to the new site is that costs
jetted by council. facilities for .employees. would be prohibitive."
Council added the provisions Goderich Cherubs, a bantam Chairman.. K. R. Roberts ap- Robert Shrier, spokesman for
at.a~sfaetzry arran-gements.cce-=-tea-1 1--,:�>nserc by- lie-Proy-ed. re -zoning �_:
-_.be-moo' ..t'h ndustrial ,Commissiion, _ ,.d .:
. so_. :.
be made with the property own- Legman 109, handed a London sites dependent on 'the firm the hearing that the firm had '
er and that the firm sign the all-star team a 2-1 defeat at Ag- using the two properties for made tentative offers to ac
regular indemnity bond .
Ask Tax Cut
On Thursday council received
a~ letter from, the Supertest Pe-
t tion_Limit;ed -re-
questing , a tax - refund for a
building at the corner of Vic-
toria and Elgin which has now
been demolished. T h e letter McLeod _kept the London team property could not be used. in;; that- in the last two yearns
'_r..efer-r-ed•--4e-the---C-our . • • .a--.tight.xe,ign--_--... `.:It -iss.--lilp.-a--pe er-•--btty-iti-g;•-af-toast 20 Indust tt-n-hai`-serif -
The _ London tean,,tie_d.. the Aron .t.3:- „> ...t.hen_being.,'toldfa.pproaehK.::, -lbeate, ;. dace. -.--,'--,,,,,,,4-......
ricultural,Park last Sunday. • that which- was stated in the. quire land on the industrial
'the Cherubs led by 1-0 at the original ,application — parking i park.
and storage: I ' "As far as we are' concerned
This created a stalemate sit-) this would mean a great deal
!ration as the -parking space---t-o---the town with aa inaustry
-required amounted to 3,0001 taking the lead in locating out
square feet, which would mean ! there," he said.
2,000 square feet of, the Dixon' Ile pointed out to the 'hear -
end of the first period on a
goal- by Bob Stoddart.
The Goderich to • • ' •
,the play in the second period
and the half back line of Bob
Merian, Bob Stoddart. and Bob
Revision.
'Industrial Raise " I game up on a mix-up in the what to• do with it, ; noted an rich, with negative results.
Appropriation for the .Cider Cherub's defence .and, although observer following the meeting.; 'Not impressed'
ice Industrial Commission has!
Dirk Wolterbeek, in goal for Formal Protest ' In his •summation Chairma;i
been increased , to $6,700 for Goderich, made a heroic at- '11-10 hearing into the re zon . Roberts said the OMB was "rot
1965 and the money will be 'tempt to save, Bill McCubbin ing was initiated when residents; impresser} with the n..cessit•v
paid over as..of this month. shot the ball into the net. - in the New.=ate Street area' an -1 desirability of re -tonin,"
- The w•ir.ning goal carne -fif- presented formal opposition to' He went on: "it has been a�
:een la -Cy -lutes from the end. Bob any extension -to. the plant. !decision of the legislators that
Merian took a free kick from Lawyer James Donnelly, Q.C.,' .•noel planning, k necessary foe
NEW LIGHTSjust outsic}e the 18 yards line r(preenting the objectors; ;aid: :he Istelihood of :;ny c mi •,. (i t.ta� -
and he left the London goal- "We should all have the benefit sty." `
FOR 'HARBOR.
keeper •li ipless with a terrific as well as the. burden of these '1h•e chai•rr4t in pointed out Ih'e
drive. bylaws." • , restriction was beim, -placed on
The game was -watched by He idled: "'It isn't universal'slre ',approval as the company'
Goderich harbor will soon be, quite a sizable crowd (m o s 1 1 y taw that, the rich get richer V•. ',s ' I. have tls.' richt :;r c';�
� ortin .. 2,.t�eiv,1<arfjr u�odr'raa w (,Delon people) and they._ �tiere.4,�i 1„ the ..p(ur....get poorer -,-T1 j-a-ruffian.e-theN---ri-a-nrezt-'wtth- the
light standards. They' will be tory iinl'ressc'd by tl:e progress rights of the individual will be land once it had been re -zoned.
madeplaced strategically from t h made by the' YOLingstels, in the effected if this re -zoning is; "s'� c are not uneerned with
end of the south � e --arae of soteccr. A return game carried out." ' promises, mean haphazard,"
pier. to.a point will be
at the east end of the sheds on played by the Cherubs "The rights are beim; en- said Mr. Roberts.
;
the dock. The bases for these; in London on Sunday the 29th croached• upon because of de-! "The property is definitely.
August• valuation. The rights to enjoy i not worth it to us," commented
Support would .be 'greatly ap- the property are being reduc- '1Ir. Chisholm on learning the
vecia'ted by the. Goderich play- ed," he said. 'implication of the re-zonin:;
ers. i In . support of the re -zoning, provisos.
' ' Page in the history book was turned
tack for visitors cto the Hobby Fair by mem-
hers of the Huron County Historical Soc-
' jetty. From out of the past the exhibits
came to bring a new awareness of Huron
County many. years ago.
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A. Goderich woman was help-
ed sobbing from a' public bar
recently after she had been as-
saulted -,by the' man with. Whom'
she was living.
The sequel to this incident
c a ni p,, in cot,rt. last Thursday
when -the attacker was' remand-
ed for two weeks for sentence.
Robert Grant Laws, Goderich;
pleaded guilty to assaulting
Mrs. Elaine Armstrong, the wo-
man he had been living with in
a West Street apartment.
Laws admitted knocking the
woman to the floor after an ar-
gument developed in a local ho-
tel bar. The accused told the
court that he had wanted Mas'
Arm"strong' to ' return home and
look after her baby.
Under questioning Mrs. Arm-
strong admitted she had been
spending "about an hour" each
evening in the bar when she
finished work.
. The accused admitted that he
had been drinking prior to as-
saulting the woman in the bagr.
"Vou were not showing a very
good example yourself anyway,"
said Magistrate Glenn Hays re-
serving judgment on the case,
Ile added: "It is, a very nasty
thing any way when a man re-
sorts to 'Striking a woman for
.any reason:" • • _
A barman was' forced to eject
Laws after Mrs. Armstrong fell
to tile floor, screaming under
the blows.
Robert Wood s, 18, London,
was°fined $20 and costs, or three
days in jail, when he appeared
before Magistrate Glenn Hays
Thursday and pleaded guilty to
illegal possession of liquor.
John Schwanz, Goderich, was
given suspended sentence 'a n d
put an probation for one year
when he appeared for sentence
Thursday. He had pleaded guilty
to stealing refrigerator units -
and brass fittings exceeding the
value of $50. Jerome Smith,
Goderich, w h o also pleaded
guilty to the same .charge, was
remanded to Aug. 12.
Raymond N. Miller, Goderich,'
was fined $15 and costs, or two
days in jail, when he pleaded
guilty to making an improper
turn, causing a collision with,
another vehicle. Damage to the
two cars amounted to approx-
imately $1,000.
Barry Doak, Goderich, was
fined $25 and costs, or five days
in jail, when he pleaded guilty
to making a left,, turn across
the path of ,another vehicle,
causing ' a collision. Dam a g e
amounted to $1,000.
Kenneth Paul Stark, 19, Wind-
sor, was fined $100 and costs
or three months in jail, when
he pleaded guilty to using .a
name other than his own, and
giving a wrong a n d fictitious
addres;,gvhen purchasing liquor,
Gerald W. Linnington, Goder-
ich, was fined $20 and costs, or
three days in jail, when he
pleaded -•guilty :to. illegalpas,
session of. liquor. Linnington al-
so pleaded guilty to- making an
unnecessary noise by squealing
tires, and was fined $25 "and -
costs, or five days in jail.
Robert Gerald Burns, 23, I B,.
3, Seaforth, was fined $25 and
costs, or one m on t h in jail,
when he pleaded guilty to hav-
ing liquor in a place other than
the residence-cof the purchaser.
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light standards are presently be-
ing. placed by the Federal De-
partment of Public Works. The
old ones, which - have been
(here for about 45 years, have
been torn down.
A 16 -year-old girl driver and
her two teenage _soy passengers
were rushed to hospital early
Sunday morning after a spec-
tacular tWo-ear pile-up on vic=
torte Street.
Carol Elizabeth Chapman of
181 Regent Street was treated
for lacerations to her forehead
and a factured collarbone.
Passenger Frederick McIn-
tyree 19, of Colborne Township,
received lacerations to the top
of his head and right knee.
James Govier, •" 16, Regent
Street, was treated for a frac-.
turc d nose and extensive body
bruising.
'Driver of the second vehicle
Douglas Brindley, R.R. 6, Gode-
rich, escaped without injury in
the collision which caused
$2,600 damage.
Police said that Both vehicles
were. tr v 11 i rig north m'r art tom;:
is Street and had stopped at
the traffic lights, As the lights
changed to green the Brindley
vehicle turned into the side of
the Chapman car forcing it off
the road and into a light stan-
dad.
Police Chief Fred Minshall
has revealed that charges are
pending following an invest-
igation of the accident.
It was only a model of the MerciiFy Space-
craft used by ',John Glenn but to many
youngsters who attended the Kinsmen Hob-
e
by Fair this was the real thing. They
stood goggle-eyed imagining themselves
one day to be in his place..
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