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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-12-22, Page 17119th Y9ar ; No. 50 11110 Council Sew a id'� a .iGa'� rP�w w�i'� �wR�i aiye,a�vG r.nizictatetir tO Sets. THE GODERICH SIGNAL•.STAR, THURSDAI/,"DEC 22, 1966 b -r tz"xF" i'►dna zt;ntctz tztctz Q f zgtv►Ptctagt:- etawr,u q a ,zoa4't ihl aizaootvf p Revoir M Am W • SINGLE COPIES i' lid uviad 1Mf> eamoo )fr)tlt;ts]!zlit> M t , n Sanitary sewer oeratiozl rates, recommended by Goderich Public UtilitiesCommiSsion have been approach by town couzir cit. , The charge, to be included in water billings by the PUC, will be $1.50 a month for residential properties and $2 for industrial and, commercial sewer users. Customers using water meters will be charged 10 per cent of their' water bill to a maximum of $30 a month. The charges, which begin Jan.,, -- 1, will raise $36,000 for opera- tion of Goderich's new -$900.000 sewage treatment plant scheduled to go into operation early in the new year, plus. $5,166 to pay for cost of collection by the PUC. Coun. Schaefer and Coun. Ers- 411 kine asked what -the charge would be to those who get water from a source other than the town system, such as a well. They were told that household. ers connected to the sanitary sew. ers would be • chargeLl $1.50 a month regardless of 'Wheje the water came from Commercial an ii du customers with n alte water source will be -as a sum similar to ter the same situation business. ial ate, sed ers in line of • Householders who go to south. ern climates in winter are to be bharged on the basis of 12 -month residency. The PUC collection charge is on the basis of $2.10 a customer a year. Holiday Safty Word Aimed At Pedestrians In a seasonal message on saf. ety provincial police of the God. erich detachment have indicated a particular concern about the in. crease in accidents involving ped- estrians, Const. Wayne Moulton, the det* achment's public information off.' icer, reports that a fifth of all traffic accidents involve persons on foot and this figure rises to 50 per cent in cities. "Alertness is required at all - times and with the uncertain weather and longer hours'of dark. ness of the holiday season the hazards are high for people on foot," Const. Moulton aid. As an illustration of the danger, Const. Moulton mentioned an acc- ident just south of Clinton on Highway 4 Saturday which caused the death of one pedestrian and injured another. Donald Michael Quinn, 18, CFB Clinton, died Tuesday inVictoria Hospital, London. He, and Gerald John Mac- Donald, 20, CFB Clinton, who suffered a broken wrist, were struck by •a car. driven by Rita Mary Gilmore, Lucknow. The Gilmore car was then in collis- ion with a car driven by Bessie L. Falconer, Brucefield. Christmas. Concepts What do children think of when they think of Christmas? In an attempt to answer this question The Signal -Star with the co-operation ui supervising .prin- cipal Ralph Smith and the teach. ers, Asked Goderich public school children to submit some ex. amples of Christmas art. In the deluge received there are many themes.' The main concept ,was the nativity of Christ. Santa - Claus, reindeer, fire places, Christmas stockings and church were also popular. ' Three examples of the art - not necessarilythe best draw- ings, but representative of gen. eral concepts -are reproduced on the front page of Section Three of this issue of The Signal -Star. Look at them for awhile. Think of the impressions of Christmas in young minds and where and • how they were created. STOP SIGN BACK A Stop sign at the top of North Harbor Road hill, remov- ed by the town in favor of a Yield sign, has been returned at the request of the Department of Transport, Coun. Sheardown reported last week. " Const. Moulton also warned of the recent Highway Traffic Act requirement to have vehicle win- dows clear of frost and snow. • Statistics of the detachment from Dec. 11 to 17: Investigations- Criminal, 11; traffic, two property damage, two personal injury, four injured, 15 charges, 31 warnings, five safety talks to 170 children at, five schools; 541 man hours, 4,'771 road miles patrolled._ L' ancien regime gave its sivan song in town council last Thursday. Mayor Walkom said it reminded him of the sad French ' short story Le Dernier Classe, which .the once taught in high school. It was the last meeting of the year. and the mayor, - Reeve Jewell, Deputy Reeve Moody and Coun. Johnston said their fare. wells. This quartet was turned out of office by the voters Dec. 5. Legion Cherub's equipment boy Lee Arbour stood on a chair to admire trophies held by Kevin Rumig (left) captain of the Cherubs, winners of Goderich Minor Soccer Association Cham- pionship, and Bill White, the league's top defencempn. Absent from the Cherub's Monday banquet was Gord Fisher, the league's top scorer. .Those handling the team were manager Warren Moland, coaches Sandy Profit and Mike Vrooman and trainer Bob McLeod. More Local Control Harbor Improvement of small boat mooring facilities and more local control of Goderich harbor has 'been promised by the federal departxiients of transport and public works. Mayor -Elect Dr. Frank Mills • says these are the main items coming out of discussions with officials of the two departments in Goderich last week. The department of public works had.planned to spend 4120;000 re- building the wharf atSnugHarbor which separates the small boat basin from the main harbor. A group of citizens had asked that the wharf be moved to make more room for yachts, but the estimated cost for this was al- most $500,000. Dr. Milts said the department has made some minor modifica- tions to its original plans to allow a total of •about 1, 800 feet of berth- ing space for yachts. The department of transport, which controls the harbor, pro- posed formation of a local har- bor committee which would direct commercial activities at thehar- bor including the work of the har- bor master within the policy of the department. Dr. Mills said there has not yet been a decision on the com- position of this committee. He said_ the • small boat moor- ingspace will°include 600 feet oneach side of the Snug Harbor wharf, and 600 feet along a new catwalk to be constructed along the west side of Snug Harbor. Dredging is to be a depth of at least five feet. The permanent grain storage vessels- are to be moved back from the Snug Harbor wharf and their bow lines attached to aper- manent mooring buoy located 600. feet east of the Snug Harbor wharf. Wood rub strips are to be installed in the small -boat area. The yacht mooring space can be increased by bowing mooring, and buoys for stern lines. from Talks Held the yachts may be provided if needed. The range light may be moved. Dr. Mills said - industrial load- ing facilities are also being con. sidered. He said the departmental offic. ials promised complete co-opera- tion with the new harbor com. mittee.when it is formed. The meeting was a "complet. TM •' . elyopen discussion", he said, with local representatives includ- ing D.J. Murphy, Sam Argyle, Coun, Elect B. R. Robinson, Mac Campbell and Coun. Walter Sheardown, -"laying their cards. on the table." "I was quite pleased with the meeting, and the harbour_som- mittee, I don't think we can say who will be on it yet," Blustery Days Ahead If Hitory Repeats • By GEORGE ELLIS If history repeats itself every 100 years - as far as theweather is concerned -then Huron County and, indeed, the whole North American continent is in for a blustery time of it during the winter lying just ahead. An un- usually stomp, winter hit this continent a century ago. On Dec.- 28, 1866, Goderich's streets were made " impassable" due to snow drifts, a condition which existed for many.days. The track of The Grand Trunk Rail- way (the present C.N.R. line) was thoroughly snowed up by a big storm. Trains could make little or no progress.- On Dec, 27 it took a train the entire day to go from Goderich to Stratford. A train coming to Goderich from Toronto was stuck for two days between Mitchell and Goderich. A •snow storm which lasted for an entire week hit Huron County on January 29, 1867.4t left Gode- rich completely isolated from the outside world. There were no trains in or out and, con- sequently, no mail in or out. • Every country road was hope- lessly blocked by snow. It was impossible even to travel from laltilfaelelVeleellevitelliVeleleWeeteletWIMeleleleleteteletetale Lsntertainnment genlui Walt Dlirnuy died Net week at 65. Mr. Disney's ancestors came from Goderich area, and he attended the former Central Public School before his. family moved to Kansas. in June, 1947, Mr. NIP Disney visited the scene of his father's school days where he is shown in this photo chatting with, from left, Arthur C. Ross, Petee Cantelon, Mr. Disney, Mike Flick. Goderich to Clinton and numer- ous attempts to do so ended in failure. Business was at a complete standstill in Goderich, Similar unusual weather condi. tions prevailed in other parts of the continent as revealed in a news story •carried in The Huron Signal from the New Or- leans Picayune, a newspaper pub- lished in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the Gulf of Mexico, That newspaper stated it was 15 years since such weather conditions there had ever previously pre- vailed. A snow storm at New Orleans in January, 1867, left snow on the ground three inches deep. News boys were out in their ire feet rolling snow balls, ther youths enjoyed snow ball battles and middle-aged people climbed to their roof tops to survey the blanket of snow cov- ering the city„ TRAFFIC IMPROVED Rezoning Sought Application , for rezoning of three properties at one of God- erich's busiest corners from "residential" to - "local bus. iness" has been made by real• • for W. J. Hughes. The properties involved are 83 Victoria St.° S. and 85 Picton St. E., both owned by Kenneth Croft, Toronto, and 87 Victoria. St. S., owned by Louise A. Jones. The application has been re-_ ferred to Goderich Planning Board. No indication was given what plans may be held for the pro. perty, but council was told ear. lier this year that an oil com. pany was interested in the land. * * Goderich . has. _decided to join. the Huron County Library System. Goderich Library Board, which previously vetoed joining the county system, "still maintains its reservation," but has recom- mended Goderich membership. Council decided to notify the county that it would seek.admiss- ion as of Jan. 1. * * * Queen. Elizabeth "will not be visiting Goderich aboard the Royal yacht Britannia next year. H. D. Graham, co-ordinator of Royal visits, told council that the queen will only be in Canada a, fewdays at the end of June and the Britannia will not be enter- . •ing,the Great Lakes. Replacement of angleparking with parallel parking on part of South Street has improved traffic flow, Coun. Johnston told town council. There was only a, little bitter. ness and quite a• bit of senti- ment. The mayor's comparison to the touching French tale touched just the proper note with those who recognized it. Coun. Johnston said he had not been satisfied with the original one -vote majority by which he lost his seat on council to Bruce Howlett. "But I've had my recount, 'm perfectly happy to go," he said. Later he complained about an • error in last week's Signal -Star which incorrectly gave Mr. How- lett a gain of four votes in the recount rather than three. "Last week you said I • never spoke on council, you've been against me all year," Coun. John- ston said to The Signal -Star re. porter. Mayor Walkom thanked the council members for their co. operation. "1 assure you it was a busy year and without' that co-operation would not have been an easy job," he said. Coun., Erskine thanked the mayor for leadership in the past year. He . called municipal poi. itics a "cold business", but said he believed the electorate appre- ciated what the four retiring men had done while in office. waramaimaypernmeaPaiveateantomegagatateatocietwatatemeit He 1ecpmfltended that the 36 years of service, the suin of the terms of the four men, be recognized. Reeve Jewell said he had enjoy. ed his years as reeve. "1 amnot sore, I am happy," he said. The reeve con►mended Deputy Reeve Moody satkhg, "There new er has been \• Itiianon counen who has done ihore work. I ain happy to go � out with my three friends." " it good g" said DeputyMaybe Reevisa e Moodythin. "I'm going into -Victoria . Hospital in January to have gall stones re. moved." * * * Jan. 26 has been set as the date for an appeal by Goderich Man. ufacturing Co. Ltd., against an appeal of the Court of Revision decision on the company's ass- essment before County Judge R. S. Hetherington. Council referred' the matter to • the Court of Revision "with power to act." * * * A bylaw authorizing the sale of a $21,946• debenture issue bear. ing six per cent interest has been passed and the matter. left with the chairman of the finance com- mittee "with power to act." * * * Group Capt, K, R. Greenaway has assured council that fire fighting equipment from CFB Clinton is available if required, in Goderich. The base commander said Armed Forces headquarters will not approve any formal recipro- cal fire fighting agreements un. less fees are involved. " Group Capt: Greenaway said that an agreement could be con. tinued on an informal basis, * * * Tax arrears collected during November for 1964 were $285 and 1965 were $1,033. Uncollect- ed tax arrears are $46 for 1963; $9,489 for 1964 and $22,370 for 1965. There will be no change in garbage collection during the hol- iday period. It will be picked up as usual Dec. 26 and 2? and Jan. 2. Goderich fishermen, Norman MacDonald (left) and his son Chester, found a life preserver off the Daniel J. Morel!, which sank in Lake Huron off Harbor Beach Nov.• - 29, threemiles southwest of Goderich last Thursday: An uncoiled' 45foot -Una- a ea attached. DRMCO Cancels Party Needy Families To. Benefit Nearly 40 families in Goderich and area will have a merrier Christmas this year, thanks to the cnildxen• of employees of Domin. ion Road Machinery Co. Ltd. Far many years the company has sponsored a children's Christmas party for the families of its employees. Because of the increase in the 'number employ- ed at DRMCO' during the past year, it' was not possible to arr- ange accomodation for such a Holiday Hours Set Goderich Post Office will be closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 re. ports Postmaster Mac HonVO, but it will be business asal Dec. 27 and Jan. --3. Mail will be despatched at 5:20 p.m. Dec. 26, and Jan. 2. The lobby will be closed because no mail is arriving. Goderich Businessmen's Ass. ociation members will close their doors both Dec. 26 and 27,"but open all day Dec. 28. They close Dec, 24 at 6 p.m, large group a company spoke- sman said. It was decided to have a special benevolent committee composed of representatives of employees and management distribute gifts to needy families in the area on behalf of the children of em- ployees. A suggestion box, available to all employees in the DRMCO plant was used to obtain the names .of those families considered to be in nee.d of assistance. A review of names was made by the committee and suitable gifts purchased and wrapped for ° delivery by employees. A card, was enclosed with each of the 200 gifts stating that these gifts were from the children and em. ployees of the Dominion Road Machinery Co. It was felt that this project would stimulate a true Christ• ;mas spirit and help fulfil a most worthwile community need the spokesman said. A christmas message to the employees' children 'thanked them for helping to bring the spirit of Christmas to those less fortunate the spokesman said. A life ring from the Daniel J. Morrell Was found floating in Lake Huron about three miles southeast of `Goderich last week by Norman MacDonald and his son Chester. The Daniel J. Morrell sank Nov. 29 off Harbor Beach, Mich., with 28 lives lost. Chester spied the life ring, att- ached to 45 -feet of uncoiled line, from the wheelhouse of the fish tug Danel Mac. • "We've been looking every day with this westerly weather we've been having," said Norman. The United States Coast Guard advised the MacDonalds _to re. k port their find to the OPP. Eight Boats Berth Here 'Eight lake boats have arrived at their winter berths in Goderich harbor. They are the Bricoldoc, Mon. doc, Douglass Houghton, Mau- naloa II, Victorious, Agawa, C. A. Bennett and Manitoba. WaIt Disney's Ancestors Lived Here Signal -Star °Report Recalls Entertainment Genius' 1947 Visit Cartoonist and film maker Walt Disney, 65, died in Burbank, Cal., last week. Mr. Disney's ancestors settled in the Goderich area, and atten- ed Central Publi, School - now Huron Pioneer Museum in this town. In 1947 Mr. Disney came to Goderich and the following is The Signal -Star's report of that visit published June 19, 1947. "The internationally - known Walter Disney, creator of Mickey Mouse and other screen charac- • ters, on Tuesday and Wednesday visited the "land of his fore. fathers"-Goderich and Holmes- • ville-and expressed deep senti- ment and joy as he visited the place where his pioneer ances- tors lived and worked. It was his first visit here; in fact, his first visit to Canada. "Accompanying him were his wife, his wife's sister, Mrs. Wm. Cottrell, of New York, and Mr. Cottrell. After a trip toNew York from their Los Angeles home, the Disneys, accompanied by the Cottrells, motored through New York State and the New England States into Quebec, to Toronto, Niagara Palls and thence to Blue - vale where ancestors livedand then to Goderich. They arrived here at 7.30 p.m, Tuesday and stayed at the Bedford Hotel. The party left Wednesday afternoon for Detroit, Where Mr. and Mrs. Disney took a plane heading back home to California. "On Tuesday evening a rep. resentative of The Signal•Star accompanied Mr. Disney to the home of his relative, Peter J. Cantelon, Lighthouse street, who will be ninety years of age on June 28th. There he spent aplea. sant hour chattingaboutrelatives and of the time, eight years ago, that Mr. Cantelon visited fo r three months at Hollywood with Walter Dispey and his father, Eliias Disney, who once lived in Goderich and attended. Central Public School here. 'It was the happiest three months I ever spent in my life,' Mr. Cante. lon said. "Mr. Cantelon recalled when Mr.Disney began construction of his studios -one of the largest individual movie outfits in, Holly. wood today. Disney laughingly re. lated how his father was quite worried about the borrowing of money required to ' finance the stupendous outlay. "I guess my dad and his folks were so train- ed in their youth that they couldn't see going into debt over any- thing." said Disney. "You can't be -in big business today the way it is done and not be in debt in 'one way or another. I was „always in debt, and if I ever arrive at the day that I am out of debt that will be really something. "Prior to going to the Cante. Ion house three Goderich girls, Dianne Christie, ElizabethTay ler and Sheila H ill, spotted Disney coming out of the Bedford Hotel and asked for his autograph, which was obligingly given. Dur. ing the evening he responded to other requests for his autograph. On Wednesday morning Mr. Disney picked up Mr. and Mrs. Cantelon and headed for Holmes. Ville. On the highway just west of Holmesville, Mr. Disney went into the old Goderich township cemetery and took pictures of graves of relatives, despite the fact that growth of brush and trees in the cemetery almost prevented moving about it. From the cemetery he proceeded to the farm of Robt„Richardson on the 12th concession, County road, Goderich township, where he saw the ruins of an old log cabin, the home in which his grand. father and grandmother, Mr. and Mrs. Keppel Disney, were Mar- ried. This log house, according to Mr. Cantelon, was built in 1852. Here many pictures were taken both by Mr. Disney and by • a Toronto newspaper photograph. er. "Next, Mr. Disney went off the highway immediately north of d Holmesville to the Potter farm, where once a family of Disneys lived, and enquired as to the location of a grist mill andlumber mill run by his great -great grand- father. He was informed it was just about one mile from the high. way, but when he learned that it had that it had long since disap, peared, and even the dam on the creek was no longer there to mark the exact spot, he decided not to visit it. This great -great. grandfather was reported to have operated the first grist mill in the district. He was born in Ire. land and when he came to Canada he settled at Holmesville. Like. wise, Mr. Disney's great -grand. father lived at Holmesville and also his grandfather. The grand. father subsequently rhoved from Holmesville to Bluevale and took .up 100 acres (Mr. Disney also visited this spot on Tuesday). Mr. Disney's father was born at Bluevale, but farming was "not to his grandfather's liking, so he