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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-10-13, Page 1• 119th Year No. 40 obcrt4s - A, THE GODEOCH SIGNAL.STAR, THURSDAY, OCT. 13, 1966 GDCfAddition In Progress Construction started this week on the $1,395,454 addition at Goderich, District Collegiate In- stitute, Contract, for the building was awarded last Thursday to the, Kitchener construction firm of Monteith and McGrath Ltd. Their bid of $1,112,000 was among three received by the GUCI board. The addition will contain a carpentry shop, automotive shop, electrical shop, drafting shop, physics laboratory, junior science laboratory, one standard classroom, one business ma- chines room, one electric typing room, a double gymnasium and a library. Three present industrial arts rooms will be converted to three standard classrooms. The girls' gymnasium will be Convert- ed to a group instruction area staff room. The school now has 24 teach- ing areas which includes use of - the board room, the cafeteria and the library. Enrolment' is currently 656. students and. -the addition will bring its capacity up to 900 which is the predicted enrol- ment in five years, the limit to the time the department of education' will allow a school to build £or. About 120 students from Gode- rich who would study vocational subjects at Central Huron ,Sec-. ondary School in Clinton will return to 'classrooms at GDCI. The total cost of $1,395,454 is 'approximate and includes a- bout $iai,000 or equipment and 10. SINGLE COPIES 12v $69,000 for anehitects' fees. The provincial grant on con- struction and equipment is about $848,000. Goderich will issue debentures for the remaining $550,000 and pay $57.6 per cent of that amount. The other contributing muni• cipalities are the townShips of Goderich, 8.68 - per cent; Cod- borne, 13.65 per cent; Ashfield, 9.95 per cent; West Wawanosh, 6.82 per cent; Eatt Wawanosh, 2.04 per cent; Hullett, 1.82 per 'cent. DRAWINGS BY SNIDER, HUGET &MARCH. ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERB 'Snug Harbor Again Topic Association Seeks Discussion -Plans to get the federal goy-. ernment interested in spending more money tomake Goderich Harbor—Snug Harbor in parti- ctilar — attractive to `pleasure boats, , will be discussed by re- presentatives of town council and Goderich Buinessmen's As- sc.ciation. ° Council agreed to the meet- ing after it received a request froap the association for the meeting in a letter that' was backed up by the presence of as sociation president Fred Salter. The GBA said it was concern- ed about adverse publicity given the Port of Goderich .in boating magazines and publilca- ti ins." Earlier this year the depart- ment of public works n'oti'fied Coun. Sheardown; Chairman of 'council's water, light and har- bor committee, that it does not intend to expand Snug Harbor. It had been proposed to Move, Cautious About Extended Term; Referendum Likely Town council is proceeding p g cautiously and confusedly on the matter of two-year terms for elected officials. • Although the cons en s u s among councillor's was favorable to extending the current one - du ifthe electors favor m and two-year-- termshen--pass- a by- law which would provide those elected or acclaimed to office after the November, 1967, nom- inations with two-yeor terms. Several councillors last Thurs- year term another 12 months day were under the impression there was evident misapprehen• that if a referendumfavored sion about procedure. two-year terms the present (During this same discussion mayor and council would auto - Mayor - Walkori interjected a matically be elected for another sentence that indicates the town term. electors may have to give their The' Test of council were none opinion is a second referendum too sure. Clerk Sherman Blake this December. attempted to explain it, .but' "The only other thing I had could not convince the council - on my mind was fluoridation," lors. he said.) Mayor Walkom, forced each No action was taken and the councillor to make some com- Municipal Act will probably be meat on the question with a consulted before definite line if ,straightforward demand for an action is formulated on the opinion. longer term. In most cases the answer was As the matter now stands: an indefinite, "I'm for it if the Council can initiate two-year peopleare,"• which seems to terms by passing a bylaw. This point to a referendunt would mean that this year's The mayor was definite. "It nominations would be for those makes no difference" to me, but elected or acclaimed to hold" I'd like to have your opinion." office for two years; or he. said. "I think it should go Council can hold a referen- to an election in December." Council Briefs Water Meters The method of collecting funds for operating Goderich's new sewage treatment plant, and water meters, were discussed by town council without decision.. 'Information collected -by Clerk Sherman 'Blake showed most municipalities make individual water c'onsimption the basis for a charge for sewage plant oper- ation. • October 20 will be proclaimed Salt Centennial Day in Gode- rich and the land between Glou- cester Terrace and North Har- bor Road, where -a memorial to the discovery of salt here 100 years ago is being erected, will be called Platt Park council has decided. Salt was discovered in the Maitland River Valley by Samuel Platt in 1866. Coun. Schaefer is to meet with Goderich Businessmen's Associ- ation to discuss plans for a Christmas parade in Goderich. GBA president Fred Salter and Capt. Roy Wombold, of the Salvation Army, approached council about the parade. Another name was added to the list of complainants about noise from Harbourlite Inn. Mrs. Reeve n 'Che past 1 - ew ell : J „I -have. -never faynred two year terms, maybe for reasons of my own, if it is council's wish I wouldn't oppose it." Deputy Reeve Moody: "I have ,m always been in favor of two- year terms, it is a little ore economical. Every mems r of council should have two ears be Y as a start" Coun. Worsell: "I feel the same as the reeve and the deputy reeve." Coun. Such: "I remember it came up a year ago, my reasons are still the same,' it allows a new councillor to get into the swing of things." Speaking later. Coun. Such favored immediate passage of a bylaw for the extended term so it would be in force next term. . Councillors Schaefer and Er- skine: "Let the pecple decide." Coun. Johnston: "I've had a couple of good years. That doesn't leave much for me to say." Coun.. Sheardown was ab- sent. Discussed H. L. Smith said she had been a summer resident at 175 Essex street for 45 years and never noticed any noise before this year. Council plans to ask police to investigate. Coun. Such said , an anti -noise bylaw is needed before police can take a,iy ac-, tion, Taxes collected during Sept- ember were $29,547, bringing the year's total to $482,481 which is 71.9 per cent of the rear's levy. At the sane• time last year 70.22 per cent had been collected. t Ka Building permits issued in September represented $64,350 in construction for a total of $620,875 compared to $292.750 last year. Main contributor to the increase are new houses. Eighteen permits for houses haveebeen issued compared to four in 1965. Goderich will wait another week before council gives its opinion on whether it will join the county library system. The request came from Huron Coun- ty Council. Larry Aldham thanked council Shrier Foresees Daly Paper Start Press .Installation Installation stated on a new web offset press at The Gode- rich Signal -Star this week. • The new press replaces a Nat - bed letterpress that has been in use far about five yars. It was acquired at that time frown Chatham. R. G. Shrier, president of Signal -Star Publishing Ltd:, said the press and ancillary equip- ment represents an investment of more than $50,000. , Mr. Shrier said the press Will be used to print not only the Signal -Star, but also five other weekly newspapers in the mid- western Ontario area. "This represents a°25 -year in- vestment and was made with the thought in mind that Gode- iich will undoubtedly grow to the extent that it will someday be a daily newspaper town," Mr. Shrier said. He .recalled that it is a year to the week since he, purchased The Signal -Star from former publisher G. L. Ellis. - "This press will immediately improve the quality of., our product," said Mr. Shrier. ' "The offset process will' allow ad- vertisers a greater freedom of graphic presentation and use of color., "Since it is a photographic process advertisers can simply cut ads from other publications and have them reproduced as is the wharf 30 feet into the main harbor, but tihe department said it would cast more than $400;- 000. It had planned $120,000 in improvements to Snug, Har- bor. In the past council has also been told yacht- operators are being advised 14•y their manuals and associations to avoid, Gode- ri ch. . Last Thursday council dis- cussed the matter in the secrecy of committee of the whole, al though one member of the public, B. R. Robinson, was al- lowed to remain as a spectator. At one point Mr. Robinson 'asked, "Your worship, may I speak here?' - Although Mayor ,Walkom was not in the chair, (Reeve Jewell was) the ;mayor replied, "This is committee of the whole, I don't think you should inter-, fere. Moments later tihe mayor left the room and Mr. Robinson took advantage of his abence to ex- plain the businessanen's associa- tion's beliefs. • He said that if the federal government spends its $120,- 000 on Snug.Harbor "it will not spend another cent in our life- time." The changes proposed by the government will not make Snug Harbor any more acceptable he said. "We have to get together as responsible people and press for our rights." The matter was turned over to the water, lights and harbor committee. for sidewalk replacement in front of a store he is renovat- ing at the corner of East street and The Square. Earl Rawson asked for permission to erect a sign in front of his place) of business. It was turned over to special committee, "with power to act." - 1:1 Reversing a previous decision not to send money, council has - decided to grant $50 to the Lon- don Area of the Women's In- stitute for its convention in Goderich November 1. A request for a donation from J: A. Sully on behalf of St. John Ambulance Corps has been referred. to the finance committee. A request from the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund Committee was left until next meeting. Goderich stores will be closed until 1 p.m. Nov- ember 1'1, Remembrance Day council was told. . A petition for local improve- ments on the east side of Al- bert street near Nelson street was referred to public works .committee. The same commit- tee is looking after a proposal for street sweeping by a private ,-✓ contractor and, sewer cleaning. Return Stressed Like The Jolly to promote their particular con- cern." The 15 -ton press was purchas- ed from Fairchild Graphic Equip- ment Canada Ltd. a£ Scar- borough, and built in Long Is- land, N.Y During the pant two weeks -- issues of Oct. 6 and 13 --the Signal -Star is being printed in London_ by the _offset. process. The new press is expected to start rolling next week. Mr. Shrier said he . expects that an open house will be held to give the public an opportun= ity to view the new press and other new equipment when in-- stallation is coanplete and the machine is in operating order. A new offset press was rolled. into place- in the press room of The Goderich Signal -Star last 'week. The .15 -ton press- replaces a flat- bed press that has-been in use for about' Plowboy .Greene With the mud of Scott Farms still caked on_ his black oxfords and his helmet glistening in the sun, Agriculture • Minister Greene was the eptitome of The ,Jolly Plowboy as he passed through Goderich Tuesday. Mr. Greene flew out of Sky Harbour on a department of transport_aircraft returning to Ottawa—ran the International Plowing Match at Seaforth. . Mr. Greene's only greeters here were George Parsons, the -tkstaff of Sky Harbour Air Services Ltd. and a Signal -Star reporter. He arrived in Goderich accom- panied , by Exeter .businessman The importance 'of returning the mentally dibbled to com- munity life was Stressed in a speech to Goderich Rotary last week by Alvan Gamble, director of mental health service unit of Smith Kline and French Pthara- mace,utilcal Co. Mr. Gamble said mental ill- ness can be cured by modern medicines in three to 12 weeks, but the most important thing is the return to community liv- ing. He said a prolonged stay in hospital may mean a patient is not progressing but going back- wards. He described a work shop for the mentally disabled ,at St. Bernard Hospital, London, Eng. Patients who had been in hos- pital for three year and . not expected to leave were encourag- ed by the work 'Shop to take an interest in life. Out of 300 patients so treated he said 100 emigrated to the United States and Bund paying employment. Goderich Rotary operates a work shop not this nature and continues to seek the aid of citizens of the town in helping the mentally disabled regain their position in t'he commun- ity. MAKE RESERVATIONS Council has ordered reserv- ation of two rooms at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, for Febru- ary 26, 21 and 22 the dates of the Oitario Good Roads Con- vention. five years. It has been taken from the press room and sold to a box factory for, use in. die cutting. Gets Sm�ii Greeting Larry Snider who pressed for and received a promise , from Mr. Greene that he would check on development's relative to the disposal of GFB Centralia, which closedearlier this year. The 5,8rd annual plowing match is - reminiscent of the match held at Port Albert 20 years ago. It, too, was a mud bath. ' - Two days of rain have turned the Scott Farms into a sea of mud, and officials are keeping their fingers crossed that the weather will break for the final .two days. They have had to cancel some events and juggle others. The advice from Seaforth for those planning to attend the match is to go equipped with rubber boots. Even csunal" snow mobiles have been pressed into service in the muddy areas of the plowing match. Goderich hotels, motels and rooming . houses are filled to capacity by visitors to the In- ternational Plowing Ma'tch.. Most of the guests have had reservations that were made more than a year ago. There have been complaints from several hosts here of last-,, minute cancellations, but most • of these have been taken up by late arrivals without reserva- tions. The executive of the Ontario Plowmen's Association, a group ' of about 45 persons, is staying at the Bedford Hotel. A dozen members of Si,mcoe County Council have been ei, sconeed at the Bluewater Motel ' on Bayfield Road. ° . • The Bedford Arms Motel (formerly Hamilton Motel), Gode- rich oderich Motel, Hemi Motel and Cedar Lodge Motel report. all rooms filled by plowing match exhibitors and competitors. -ti Practise —During AGRICULTURE ~MINISTER GREENE Thanksgiving VISITS SKY HARBOUR 52 Players Attend Goderich Siftos opened train- ing with three practice sessions over the Thanksgiving weekend. A total of 52 players turned out and coachDoug Cruick- shank expressed satisfaction with the enthusiastic response of local and district players. Although Goderich was well represented, players from Wing - ham, Seaforth, Lucknow, Zurich, `Ripley, London, Stratford and Brussels also attended. That the fans are also inter- ested in the Sifto's venture into Junior - "C" hockey was shown by the good turnout of "rail - birds" at the workouts. Coach' Cruickshank expressed optimism concerning the team and said there appeared to be the makings of a big, fast, good skating club. He was particul- arly impressed by the rugged defence candidates which in- cluded :Brian. Smith, Dirk Wol- terbeek, Fred Gilbert, and Ed. Scrtfton all of - Goderich, plus Don Fisher of Lucknow, big Jon Bateson of Wingham, and Brian Broome of Seaforth. In ga 'l, Calvin Hickey who played for the CKNX Sports and Wingham Intemnediate last year, appears to be giving re- turnee Colin McDonald a real battle for his position. Rick Jeffrey of Zurich, a brother of Siftos' Camp Gerome Jeffrey who tended goal for the Siftos a few years ago, also looked good. Among the forwards who have showed well so Afar` are Brian Carroll, Wayne Doak, Dennis Lassa]ine, Jim Farrish and Rick Sowerby of Goderich, along with a pair of brothers Wayne and Greg Rau of Stag, Hiron History Group. Seeks Old Documents Huron Historical Society is making'an appeal for historical material Co place in its archives room at Huron Pioneer Museum The society is mainly interest- ed in documentary history rather than artifacts. It wants old papers, books, photographs, sales books, bills of sale and any records of the early settlers of Huron County. The society is asking Huron residents to make a thorough search of their attics, old files, drawers, and odd corners for items of historical interest. Material' of this nature is to be systematically filed and used by those researching' the history of the county and the areal forth and Ron and Tom Deyell of Wingham. Frank Hagen of Seaforth and Doug Johnson and Ross Forester of Lucknow, were also impressive up front. Workouts are continuing this week as the coach and manager Harry Kerr take on the task of paring the,, squad down to their final selections. It appears as though there is a course record at the Mait- land Country Club that few people were aware of at the time Tony Bedard shot a 62. It has been pointed out that ;Yuck Price, now a golf pro- fessional at Pittsburgh, shot a 61 whiffle still an amateur and making the local cou'rse his home course. Jack's 81 was shO't in the company of the late Dr. George Lang, a fine golfer in his own right. Both Tony Bedard and Jack Price were proteges of the late doctor. 0 -