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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-06-23, Page 1119th Year No 25 Welter Safety says "InVeStigate condition& botoro entering the water. Llan good. manner.. Always swim with a buddy.." THS GODE_RICH--SIGNAL4TAR, THURSDAY, TUNE 23,196E-_ 6LN� CQ iES 12 Patrons After Gitt Qf Stable Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Coch- rane were, made ,patrons of Goderich Little Theatre at ,its annexal meeting at the Bed-, ford Hotel June 15. Mr. and 'Mrs: Cochrane have given the GLT the use of a stable located at the rear of their home to be. used as a rehearsal hall. The GLT is responsible for the renovations, which are, currently under way, and the future maintenance of the building. Plays will still be presented at MacKay Hull; however, the new rehearsal hall vll help the -GLT add polish to their productions said president Reg W. Bell. It was learned that Gode- rich area resident, Jack Mc- Laren, is writing 'a historical musical revue anti the GLUT is considering this for pre- sentation in the centennial year. A proposal was made to shave a letter sent tb Ottawa and Huron County's represen-' tative supporting a suggestion that instead of the govern- ment spending a large amount• of money on an Ottawa show place that this money be spent on many small com- munities across Canada, as a centennial project, that do not -have proper facilities for presenting the various forms of the arts. In 1966-67 executive is honorary president, Mrs. D. B. Campbell; president, Reg Bell; vice-preSiderits, Maurice Jenkins, Bill . Coohrane, Bruce Sully; secretary, Frank Bis- sett; treasurer, Mrs. Evelyn Wright; corresponding secre- tary, Pat Simpson. Committee chairmen: stage management, Marjo Macfie; lighting, Jack Wrigt; ward- robe, Mrs..' Ruth Leonard; --- stage—properties, 'Mrs; wtty Co'ehrane;., hand properties, Mrs. Dorothy McCarthy; house manager, Floyd Lodge; press, publicity and programming, Lance Reed. ALEXANDRA MARINE AND GENERAL HO5Pi-T'AL BUILDING FUND „f Motion Endorsed Goderich's resolution sug- gesting that the federal and provincial governments should slhiare the cost of operating sewage treatment plants goes to the annual meeting ' of the Association of Mayors and Reeves in Sarnia next weep' Mayor Walkom and Deputy - Reeve Moody are scheduled to attend the meeting and help guide -it through the crucial committee sessions which it must pass before going to the floor for discussion. -,•The mayor said the resolu- tion has been heavily endors- ed and appears to have a good chance of being adopted. "We have more endorse tions than any other resolu- , tion that has ,gone in,." he ea id. The resolution asks the senior governments to pay not less than 50 per cent of the cost of maintaining sewagetreatment facilities. e By R. S. Atkey -Salaries of Huron County engineer and assistant were increased substantially at last week's session -of county coun- cil. Caunoy engineer Jane W. Britneli had his salary raised from $12,000 to $13.000 per year. Assistant cowity engineer John A More1id his annual stipend increased from $6,000 to $6.500 per year, retroactive to January 1. In the case of the county engineer. the road committee had recommended lo its re- port tfott the salary of this offcial be increased by $1,000 per a year "in keeping with salaries paid for positions of compel able responsibilities The steamship Goderich made her first visit to Goderich last week. f=ormerly the Pathfinder, the 559 -foot ship was purchased by Upper Lakes' Shipping 'last year renamed after this town. and Police Ac# n Noise A complaint about the noise on The :. Square brought a promise 'from Mayor Walkom Thursday that 'hie would ask' police to take some action. Police responded promptly. Chief Fred Minsiiall reports 12 charges of unnecessary noise have been laid in con- nection with incidents on The Square. , Council 'had • asked the iliayor to take the' matter to the Goderich Police Commis- sion. Mayor Walkom said he Promptly Complaint vticould speak to police chief Fred Minshal1 himself. Complaint about the noise came from the Bedford Hotel. In a letter to council hotel owner Frank Curry said 'cars race around The Square at 3 and 4 a.m. with roaring motors, and radios blaring. Three guests' from Michigan paid their bill under protest because they said they had been unable to sleep, said the letter. - Mr.' Curry said it was seriously hurting the hotel's business and annoying other citizen:. He said a seminar on hos- pitality to tourists was held in Goderich a few days : before. "We have to offer them pleas- ant surroundings- to keep them," he said. No one was sure if the town has an •anti -noise byl -w; how- ever, clerk Shermaii Blake • said he believed section's of the Highway Traffic Act on unnecessary noise could be enforced. ' Council Briefs Huron Construction Schedule No date has been set for a • start on constructionsof Huron Road from Mill Road to Vic- toria Street, but it iS expected the work will be done this summer. .Council Thursday awarded the contract for the work to Lavis Contracting Co. Ltd. of ' Clinton, at a price of $277,- 281.• It was the lowest •of two tenders received. 'fin' idea on the starting date will .probably be avail- able after the tender award is approved by the department Author Harry J. Boyle (centre) was on hand for. ' the Open House at Anderson's Book Centre Friday. Carl Anderson holds one of the auth9r's books, A Summer Burning, dit s dedicated. to. Will Robertson, a former ,publisher of the Signal -Star and Mr. Boyle's ,first employer. Mrs. Anderson looks on. of highways, ' said town clerk Sherman Blake. . Total cost of rebuilding the 1.34 miles of street to a 44 - foot width will be about, $300,- 000 of which -.the department 1of highways will pay about $277,000 and tihe town the remainder; , Council learned last Thurs- day that the Hi Neighbor welcome service is coining to Goderich: The • hostess for the service is Mrs. W. H. Reid. Reeve Jewell said Mrs. Reid will welcome new arrivals in Goderich on behalf of mer - .chants -and service businesses. Introductory offers and in- formation about the townwill be available through the ser- vice. , * Goderich.-Businessmen's As- sociation has asked council for signs directing traffic to the business .section at the r intersections ' of highways 8 and 21. Council ,has referred the matter to ,its special com- • mittee- , • __ Residents of the east side of Elgin Street, between Blake and Bennett. Streets have petitioned council for curbs and sidewalks as a local im- 'provements. public works committee is studying the situation, Area Civic Leaders Attend CFB Dinner Best use af--the defence dol- lar can be made through inte- gration of the services, area civic leaders were told in Clinton Saturday. Group Capt. Greenaway, base commander at CFB Clin- ton, was speaking at the base's annual civic .dinner. •"It is the most effective way to spend your tax dollar," Group Capt. Greenaway said. arners • SipShaIres Twelve Huron County farm- ers paraded their tractors into Goderich, Tucsday. They wet e -among many farmers across Ontario who are seeking p. ovincial govern- trent 'assistance to raise and stabilize farm incomes. The area farmers came into town from the north and re- p- turned by the same route, Po]ice said tnc farmers creat- ed no problem. The central contention of the Ontario farmers is a firm , $4 per hundredweight - for . millt gong tri mantrfaeture. With this on . their minds • the Huron group stopped at the Sky Ranch Restaurant for milk shakes on their return trip. The three services have 13.000 persons in training, and integration means that 100 individual schools have to • be "pulled together." He sai,cl training facilities at CFB Clinton are not being used to fullest capacity and that a study is being made of. expanding its training role. The civic night dinner was attended by various civic leaders in the area, and Group Capt. Greenaway explained that of the $411,000 spent each month for wages, sup-' plies and services at the. base, a con=iderahle portion goes into the community at largo. Hospital Fund Nears Target The Alexandra Marine and General Iinspital's - building fund climbed over the - last noteh in the thermometer this week to a total of $101,000. Campaign officials are con- fident the objective of $109,- 214 will he reached if' eon- tr,ibutioi s 'on�tinue. House-to`�house calls by can- vassers start today and chn- itinue Friday and Saturday. The campaign :is expectd to be completed - in slightly more than a week. neers throughout the Province." - When the committee , re- port was.' being discussed in' open council, the county en- gineer voltiiiteered to leave the council chamber, but his offer was not accepted. by the members, and the clause car- ried without comment. Huron County officially re- mains within the Emergency Measures Organization but County council will consider the matter again at the Sep- tember session. After receiving a report of a special committee hearted ,by Deputy Beeve E1,mer Hay- ter, Stanley,, ' and hearing a verbal report of Stuart Forbes .county EMO co-ordinator, cou- ncil discussed the matter in committee with- Reeve R. R. Jewell" Goderich, in -the ehaiir, and then adopted the follow- ing -resolution by a vote of • `23-12.: That Huron county. council give c',nsidc:-ation to, with, drawing from the Emergency Measures Organization; and further, that this matter be referred to Emergency ,Mea- sures ('omn'ittee of county council, (Deputy Re,.eve George Wonclo Clinton, chairman) wi;h a full report to be pre-. seated at the September Ses- sion of coui.cil," _ The report and various speakers who followed, includ- ing, tie' ve gull Thompson and Deputy Reeve George Woncho Clinton, tressed the apparent apathy of the, general public 1 to the EMO: Vagrant. "This problem, exist" not only . in. Huron O unty ,but i>4>1 any areas. That did not make it any less n cesrary. r: "Tile 'program is net Without its -faults. It ineets.,oesistanee in some sources. The eauntt/ not obliged to be in the i n:•rer-acy iv'easures program if it deems it advisable to N"ithdraw. The provincial au - h r'tio3 stress the . import,'" ante p,f protecting the general public even though the public may be very reluctant to .ac-' cept the program. e "In order that we may re- ceive full subsidy for the pro- gram we must adhere to the rules and regulations as set forth by federal and provin- , cial authorities." evelopment Road Agreement To Pay Several recommendations of the road committee, which had been adopted in principle when, the committee report was presented earlier in the session, were passed as bylaws -at the. close. -of the. June Ses- sion of Huron County Council. Bylaw 41-66 authorized ex- ecution of an agreement with the minister of highways re-, lating to roads °under juris- diction of the County of ,Hu- ron as development road num- ber 870. The department has agreed to pas a lump • sum contribution of -$42,663:50 to- ward maintenance of said roads. Agreement is retro- active, to April 18. 1966. Bylay 42-66 is an amending bylaw 'adopting a `plan ----of county road improvement and establishing a county road system in the Bounty of Huron under t'le Highway Improve- ment Act, all in the Town- ship of Goderich, by removing and af!1ing small sections of 'County Roads 31 and 18. The change in road 31 covers • a new diversion at Jervis' Bri- dge, the old road reverting to the township. The change in road 18 extends road 18 (the Cut Line) to Highway 8 at Holmesvilie, a distance of aboat 1 000 feet. " A County Bylaw 43-66 was passed to regulate the installation of new entrance' ways to the , county road. It reguires. that persons wishing a new entrance to secure a permit ' rose t1c etiOnty_.and--pay for :- the work in advance., The county will do all the work. Ccun+y engineer James W. Britnell, in piloting the leg- islation through committee, pointed out that the - Huron' County 'Toad superin- tendent's association had con- r, curred in this bylaw, and was recommending that each town- ship town and village oou+n- cil Pas., it, this providing for Lump:Suth a poifoi'm. policy throughout the county. ' Bylaw 45-66 was passed to provide for erection of "stop' sigo.s at intersections of coun- ty road 31 and the road be- tween .Townships etween..Tnwnshipsof 33ay nd Stanley; and County road 28 and -road between Township of Carrick and Township of Howick. This bylaw provides for a four-way stop -at the inter- section of eounty road ,31 and former county road 10 at Hillsgr a en, and at the -inter- section of county road 28 and former county road 26 at Mc-. Intosh Church. The former county roads are "through" roads but upon removal from_ the county system . will be- "stop." e-"stop." - The four-way. stop will be ;.tsed until local motor- ists become accustomed and then b a"/ rPnealed. The warden and clerk were • Authorized to' sign `a land plan cr•propriating pro- perty in lots g1-28, concessions six and seven, and Tots 11 and 12, north boundary concession, in Hay Township, to provide, for reconstruction of County Road 31 from Hillsgreen to Highway 84, in 1967. Bedard, Takes„, Second London Golder Tops T ournamenf bon Hill of London came on strong in the last nine to win the annual Maitland Invita- tio'nal Men's Golf Tournament June 15. - Hill's score, 71, consisted of 38 for the first nine and 33 on the final stretch. The latter included two eagles. The first happened on the par -five . fourth hole- and, the other on the seventh where he dropped a 75 -yard wedge shot. Hill was followed by Issay Beddrd ,of 'Maitland, and Ken Doig of ,Seaforth, both -With 73. . The 97 golfers represented the largest field for miany years. A brief rain fell in the afternoon. Low net in the 1-10 .handi- cap division went to Wade Binkley, Collingwood, and Council Visited Salt Mine Pass Non -controversial Bylaws Huron County Cou'nci1 . wound up its June session by Passing a number of motions • and several bylaws. Resolutions were mostly of a non -controversial nature and included the following: That a .letter of apprecia= ,tion be forwardd to Sifto Salt for the visit to the salt mine, by members of county council; In view of the many acci- dents Which are taking place at the pr'e'ent time, we. ,,the members of county council, .. hereby petition the Attorney • Genral of Ontario to appni.lt more coronersIn the County - of Huron. . During earlier discussion, it was pointed out that in=the case of sudden deaths on the highway it was often dif- Schedule Tourney • Gpderieh duplicate bridge club is holding its 37th annual bridge tournament Friday and Sal urday, at the Harbour - lite Into The tournament draw bridge players from Michigan ,.,•is well as Torona.n, b'6ndon, Sar- nia and the surrounding dis- trict Some 'f Canada's ' top bridge plat rs will he com., peting for the Hudson 'John- son Memorial. Trophy and the A. E Jlunt(r Memcrial Tro- phrY. Tournament chairman, J. K. Hunter, said record attendance is expected. "`Players enjoy the facilities Goderich offers for relaxation between sessions," he said. "This has helped make our tournament one of the most popular in the area." Other members of the com- mittee are Mrs. I. Papernick, Mrs. J. Stringer, Mrs. A. Gal- braith and Brig. G. L. M. 'Smith. oficult to secure the services of a cofoner•wit.hin a reason- able time;'. = That a letter of apprecia- tion be forwarded to the Town of Goderich for the hospitality extended to council during the June s'es,ion. (Members of council, official, and press were guests of the town coun- cil at a smorgasbord in Royal Canadian Legion' Hall). Orvjil, M..Jantzi, new as:int-. ant superintendent of Huron - view was introduced to county council by . Ha'•rvey C. 'Joh-i- ston, superintendent of Huron- view... uron view. The superintendent inform- ed council that there are 231 guests at "Huronview" at the . present time, Made up of 97 male and 134 female, with admissions since Jan. 1. Youngest person is 37 years - of age and oldest is 93,, with an average 'age of 80.4 years... A bylaw 'was passed estab-, l7 hinrt maintenance rate for residents at :$142 per ,month or $4.65 per day, effective April 1, 196B. - Paul Henderson, Maitland, who tied with 67's. The follow ing w; e the winners of -the other . ivisioiis: 11-20, Len Bed'our, Maitland, 79 'gross; 11-20, John Shaddick, Mait- land, 65 net; 21-36, G. Davies, London, 70 net; Bob Allen, Maitland; 70 net. tt3SAI BEDARD The new ambulance at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital is expected to be' delivered early in July. Unpainted sections' show where cuts'*ere made in the standard truck body, to extend the length and the height of ' the vehicle.