The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-02-16, Page 7i2Oth YEAR NO. 7
THE G•ODEIlicti SNGNAL,STAR, THURSDAY, FEB 16,19-¢7 a , a - SECOND 5E001*.
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rt,fficials at CI 13 Clinton are Twenty.one mere fromr'the base -. Another buildingwas about ,0 Pantof the bulldinS still stood-- 'Two $TT students helped fight
put out
busyM.this week arranging altos t fire department answered the feet east of ;the burping build.' when the. fire .was: atthe tire:•
nate classroom space lost. Fein, alarm immediately. _ ing, Because the wild. was `rilowp 7:OOp.m. but. base ,officials. said The two, Cpl.' M, p,Menzies
8 when fire burned out cine of Twenty .Minutes later. 11 men of ing from the south and because it was a total •loss, Ch, tham, NN,B„ • and Cpl,„ .J, .ri..
,. °two--bui ing ,of the 1 F -e• tie l?ifftone Volunteer re er , ,.th o€ €-the �eat lrtzi d rg eds, :
�R inst ake:tio l° liipat. ei�t; tie:, aT
+e ;
Instructional Technique. Partmer�t arrived. was covered with sn.bw, there 'hent; and, some obsolete elec. ',already t'ained_#iremen�.
By mid -week nothing "definite The CFB ,fire department was was no -'danger of the -fire spread. tronic gear Were lost in the fifre. 1Vlelntiers bf the Canadian
- had been' planned but it. Was led by Sgt, G. A. Ebel, and the ing according to the base in- Equipment and furniture were armed fprces, theywere attend..
expected temporary' accomimod- Clinton volunteers by fire chief Ice `"'covered t -the t firemeigts 5e" -feet ter' the east, but it was, instruct otherii tna eti ng.I1,710,•;,
formation de removed from another buildiri in the school learn
ation would be found elsewhiere' Grant Rgtli„ Each department
„, gn the base. brought an 840 -gallon pumper, coats,, and they were brought not damaged.. When 'fire broke out
Flt. Lt. William' Barry, base ' ' They fought the blaze in zero " coffee and sandwiches from aka-. 'T•he fire is believed to be the. day in the school building
public information officer, said emperatures, with a 10 to -15 chen on the base. first major loss on the base Canadian Forces Base here,
Masses that would oridnarily be ., mile - per hour wind from the The" single -story, 50.13y.1,10since 1951, That year, fire dam. pitched. 'in to Help .the
held ` n 150-by.50 _.;Foot building +oath. . . foot frame building *as covered aged the interior 'of a Quonset regular fire depa>vtment .and the
24 had been cancelled; , with asbestos shingles, lout.
The fire came at a critical
moment at the lase. Additional
personnel have been arriving at
the base as a result of awned
forces reorganization, ---:-
The building ' which housed„r.
offices and two classrooms was. '•
left a charred shell. Darnage
was estimated at ,k100,000.
Smoke billowed -from the burning School
of Instructional Technique at CFB Clinton
as firemen fought to quell the ,blaze Feb.
8. Both kase firemen and members of Clin-
Criticism Blamed
ton's volunteer department battled 'Theflames. The building is one of two SIT
centres in the b se.
Quits 'Clinton Town Council
Weclnes.,
on the
they
base's
Cause of the fire is not known,
but it is believed the blaze started
•in the centre of the, building, in
a, room containing cleaning
supplies. -
Tliere eve: e;io injuries.
Eighteen students who ordira,
arils' would leave been in urebuild•
ing at the time the fire broke
Profile Of, Centennial Warden
By
A.
oliows
N. (Sandy)- 1vtcDonald
Tillyname MacK.enzie in Ash-
field Township can be 'identified
with service, in 'municipal set -
vice '
Donald MacKenzie, who runs
a 150- acre farm on the fifth
concession of this township.is the
out were elsewhere taking.speciar
Snout re;rioval' 'is” gbing' 'tb"Cost r struc thint-
James Armstrong resigned ,"An ed
from Clinton Town Council Mon. newspaper
day under a barrage of criticism Mayor Sy
frc m residents and the Clinton. He said people must be made for office," said
�- hFews-Record abou snow-on:the---aware adequa•te.-andmeomplete ,
town's sidewalks. •
Chairman of the' streets `com.
mittee, he is thought to have
quit because of annonymous tele.
phone .calls ,and a weekly' news-
paper editorial blasting council's
failure to keep the sidewalks
plowed. ,.._ !.
He gave n15'� reasons in. his '
letter of resignation, and was
not present at lastnight's council
meeting when: it was accepted, but
his fellow councillors made , the,
situation clear.
"In plain language it's a damn
shame," said Deputy Reeve
George ' Wonch. "People have
called .him all hours of day and
night."
Mayor Donald Symons said he.
himself
considered resigning last
Saturday because of ' lbntinual
telephone complaints from people
who refused to give their names.
cJjave
_Pazents ern bout. 'children having-to
.in 'streets among traffic
because of unplowed sidewalks.
The -only sidewalk ' snow re;.
moval equipment in the town
is a small, tractor 'drawn plow.
It was out of •action- for a week
,for repairs following a recent
snow storm
itorial in the weekly ��
anextra three mills (8,325), - Tlie fire vas discovered at. to_ hold the reeveship of Ash -
was the cause,", said "Things. -like this have prow 3.30 p, m. by one of the eight 114111. Donald's father, the late
Sym
second generation of this family
•en.de rimental in having menrun " instructors 'in the biiilding at the - „Jahn A. MacKenzie was Ash-- .
WT. Noo. t hie. . field reeve 'for aboi five 'veers ,
�, durinc •
'twentierd_and •
early• 'thirties of this century
W11ilC carrying out a tradition
established by his father thepre-
° sent reeve sial' advanced beyond
.local politics. At the first n.l'eet
inc in 10.67 of Huron County
Council; its members acclaimed
Donald MacK.enzie Warden 'of-
Huron
flluron,
It was a tribute to the popular
A shield Reeve that he received
this imrportant office by acclama-
tion. Seldom does a candidate for.
the wardenship acquire this office
so easil.; as a rule, two or more
county councillors aspiring for
the; postmust leave the issue
with their- fellow councillors, The
winner is determined thedern4.•
ocratic ballotini system. '
Whether 1. intention or Coin-
cidence, (Donald assured the
writef that the latter was the
'cas!) he has won -the added
7 -7 -dist trent carr or" YMTi i"n"g 1 ti a n' s
Centennial warden. .The 'Cent-
telinial'• . title hears ' a twofold
significance. Prlmai~i1y, because.
Donald serves as warden during
the ear in whicl1 _Canada cel-
ebrates its '100th anniversary;
secondly it is a Centennial year
for this 'county, Huron became in-
corporated ;as a county in 1867,
the same year tliat...the Fathers
of'Confederation passed the Brit-
ish North America Act..
Donald MacKenzie .•entered
Municipal politics almost 14
is
"M£•, Armstrong was serving his
third year on council,
Designation
Herring ._
�"ta11�d
Municipalities in Western On-
tario'
ntario. seeking a hearing with the.
parliamentary committee- on in--
- dustry have found' it di'fficu1L to
get a hearing lately..
The appearance of a 30 -
man party representing 45 manic.
ipalities was originally scheduled
for Jan, 17 but postponed due to
weather conditions. Since that
time, the meeting has been put
back several times due to a rash
of inquiries being held ire,sthe
capital. ,,
D. J. Murphy, Goderich repre-
sentative said yesterday del*
e'gates will .meet with the com-
mittee late this month. '
The• centres seeking designated
statlTs "are in an • •area froth
Orangeville west to oderiCh,
north to Kincardine 'and east to
Shelburne.
Firms' establishing new plants
or expandi'ng.,older ones in such
----areas designated by the federal
government are eligible for cap-
ital grants or tax relief. •
Coun.
The above scene is taker from the Toronto
Children's theatre: production• of the
"Tinderbox" which is 'scheduled for pre-
sentation to Huron County' school children
at the CFB Clinton Recreation ,Centre on
Feb. _20 and 21. The "Tinderbox" company,
CentennialCalling
David Clement, Marylu Moyer, William
Copeland, Richard" Ayres, Hamish Robertson
and Gregson Windkfield with Patricia Grant
as Queen are shown watching Robert Aarron
as the dog holding -the magic 'tinderbox.
Promises Professional
By Mrs. Walter Rathburn
Lucky us! There's always..
something coming up for our
entertainment and pleasure,
Don't forget Monday nite at the
Canadian Fox ces Base, the -Tor-
onto Childrens (Museum) Theatres
are doing a wbnderful' per.
formance. Just because we say
"Childrens Theatre" it doesn't -
mean these are. stammering
public' school kids!
- These are professional per-
formers and they will warm the
hearts of young and old with'their
theatre. Make sure„you go and
see it. You will -NA -it!
Goderich Little Theatre has a
Centennial Play coming in April, •
but at the moment they are work-
ing on a thriller dilter mystery
to, be presented next week. There
is ,a tremendous amount of work
that goes.intothese productionsi,_,
Very few people reale this, •
There are, hours and hours of
work just learning the parts,
then getting the sets made and,
ready, -furniture, costumes, light-
ing, and a dozed and bne- other
things to do. These are dedicated
people- and that is what it takes
to make a success of any under-
taking. Your attendance and
applause more than repays them
for all their•hLrd'work.
There is another gro you
need to know about. They
working to make it easier
-learn - the craft of your choice.
and have already made a good
start. I believe they will make
Drama
a tremendous impact on theCom- ..
munity and supply the ways and.
;,means to. learning new,crafts
or updating the old.
The group meets again March
9th at the Town Hall "Meets
ing Room" and you are invited -
to come and join the' group.
This, I believe is a' Centennial
.project we can all join and enjoy.
Why , don't you plan now to do
some of these things, you've
thought of "doing later". _
Its later' than you think.
Martha.
Appoint , W. Prest
Legal Aid
Director
William Prest, QC, of God-
erich,., has been appointed area
director .of legal aid for Huron
Con
Mf
M. Prest's appointment,
• announced by Attorney General,
Wisliart, is part of Ontario's
new legal aid. scheme.
Mr. Prest said his new office
iso not yet actives since the leg.
islation establishing the newplan
has not been proclaimed.
The plan will eplace the,pre-
sent system under which law-
yers volunteer their services
without fee. ,
year
Aslifield- municipal election, that
Donald's name first appeared on
the ballot slip as a candidate
for councillor,• Having overcome
the 'freshman' -hurdle that' -so
many aspirants for political off:
ice fail to clear, Donald continued
to survive 'as an Ashfield
councillor for seven more years'
At ' nomination day; November,
1061, he had acquired eight years'.
experience iii municipal' -affairs
serving -yrs ceuiicilior.' For Don.
aid MacKenzie, it was the year
to "step- up or out" in his pout.
ical career.
A closely -fought balloting
-battle in which he opposedAndy
Ritchie, the incumbent • reeve,
gave Donald the victory. Since
then, holding the Reeve's chair
in Ashfield has been. relatively
easy. Ashfield citizens have ac-
quired the habit of returing their
council to office by acclamation..
Nor has any other • councillor
challenged Donald's claim to the
reeveship:-
A man acquires public duties
beyond the boundaries of his
own mgl?Lc�lp•��tY.„�vi!.he.><a...he...pe�_
comes a reeve. As a township
reeve, he is qualified 'and el'ig.
ible for appointment to any of the
several Huron County commit-
tees. While serving his first term
as Ashfield Reeve in 1961.62,
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Clinton voolun-teer hnigade,
ather's Tradition
<.
Huron's Centennial Warden Donald MacKenzie (loft) accepts the-
trappings
he"trappings of office from 1966 warden Kenneth .Stewart.
Donald was appointed to work on
the agriculture and reforestation
-committee and the wardens and
personnel, both for a two, -year
• term.
Stratford
To Help
The 4 oderich -
,Club will be assisted in The pre-
sentation of' its' Centennial Ice
Carnival Feb. 24 by members of
• the Stratford Skating Club.
The Stratford-ettes, a pre-
cision skating group, will appear
in several numbers. They will be
joined by Esther Whetside and
BruceBradley, 1067 Western On-
tario Dane Champions, and
• fourth place finishers sin the
novice dance in the Canadian
Championships held in, Toronto:-
• The Goder ich club's pro-
fessional, Robert McCrabb, a for-
mer Ice Capade skater, will
appear in a solo performance.
One of 46 area directors app.
ointed tl roti hout the province, on
the recommendation of local law
associations, Mr. Prest +will be
attending meetings in Toronto
where the operation of the plan
will be defined in detail.
GerieraHy, - when--the-plan goes -
into effect, area directors will
deal with applications for aid,
and, in proper cases, will arrange
A rink consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Morris McMillan and Mr. and for the services of a lawyer for
Mrs.' Len Bowan wort .the Ref;flin,ghaus Construction Co. Lid. ^persons judged to be entitled
bonsp-le,La�t..•Mali-tla,nd .Coun.tlry-,C ub.=
-tti sti+ch aid 'by the local T7 lblic
a� We`lfifre'-' O ti c c r --"T`i'irlttbli ..tY115
officer i to ,ted in Wirigham.
Md,'y' a La aIle '?
Skips Win
A rink skipped by Mary Lapaine
with Audrey Kuenzie, Jean Math.
ieson and Beth Remingtor won the
Dominion Road Machinery Co.
Ltd, trophy' at Maitland Country
Club • last Thursday. They also
won the 5 p.m. draw.
The 3 p.m. draw" was won
by Joyce Hays, Grace MacDonald
Lois Rowe and Jean Night,Second
was Flo Cutt, Phill McMillen,
Jean Feagan and Helen West.
brook, and consolation Martha
Rathburn, Mae Schaefer, Hess
Chisholm and ,oyce Pocock:
Second in the 5 p.m, draw was
Doris Paquette with Kay Duncan•,
Ev Wilkinson and Ruth Robertsons
The consolation was won by Bev,
Wright,. Audrey Ormandy, Betty
,:aitd'.•:JCati y °Whet- Door -
prize was won by Grace -•Sale.
The members of the Goderich
club are also working hard to
prepare for the performance,.
_.Club officials said extra in-
struction is being provided by
volunteer amateur insturctors
wfio have come up through the
ranks in the Goderich club.
Serving on two county com-
mittees simultaneously while at
the same time acting as reeve,
would ,appear to throw an unfair
amount of work on one man.
However the• 'service .required
for the above two committees is
not extensive. The agriculture
-and reforestation committee
meets only two or three times a
year, On . these occasions its
members tour various twonships
within the county. They make
note of unproductive land, un -
•
a committee member inay .-con-
tact the owner• of the property..
If possible, this, unfertU land
will be bought for reforestation
plots,
Donald MacKenzie's second
'appointment on county council
.was to the roads'committee, for
a four-year term. "Roads" is by
• far the most important phase of
Huron County'.s pro-
gram, Over hall? -the tax revenue'
• front Huron's ratepayers is
spent for road development and
improvement with -iris, the county
boundaries. Members of this
comm-it,tcae must assemble month-
ly to 'hear repdrts from the
county engineer; on the basis of
his information, committee memo
bers co-ordinate plans for future
building and expansion of Huron
thoroughfares.
Donald had capably ' served
three .years on “Roads" when he
Was called to accept the Huron
County Wardenship. Duties of.
warden are so numerous that
other county work must be
dropped. Donald was obliged to
leave the roads committee before
putting in his final year.
• Last year when Huron County
was host to The International
Ploy ling Match, at Scott Farms
near Seaforth, Donald MacKenzie
was' a busy man. He had volun. , •
teered service to the Traffic and.
Parking Commie of Huron's .
"151e`c 61111VProw`7'"PY i TATged ""'.,'"'.`.."_"-
tion. Members of this committee
didn't realize what was in store
for them.
The continuous rain of that
,late October week turned the
grounds 'into a "sea of mud.'' .-
Donald and other men on this
'work' committee were
•kept going steadily throughout.,
the duration of the match. Farm '
machinery_ exhibitors were given
an opportunity to demonstrate
th.eir equipment under less than"
ideal working conditions; their
tractors and jeeps were borrow.
ed by traffic officials to pull vis.
itors', cars from the mucky fields -
where they had parked.
Donald and his wife Florence
have raised two children on the
family homestead wli,ere thewar-...
den was born in August, 1921.
John MacKenzie, 17, is attending .-
—C'efitrafliti dli "S econdiffS ` idol''
at Clinton. Donna, 16., is a third
year student at Goderich Dis•
trict Collegiate Institute. ',
' The retiring warden, Kenneth
Stewart, presenting Donald with
the badge of• office during recent
installation ceremonies, said to
his successor: "You.•will find
this"(the wardenship) a very ins.
teresting job."
It''s possible that the retiring
Warden was implying more than
he wished to say publicly when
he called the warden's job "in.
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�� '•ht
also used the word • "challenge •
ice" to ascribe the4,position of
Huron County Warden.
Delegates from all the town;
' village and rural municipalities
within Huron assemble at these
'sessions of County government.
To keep • these county council
' members Working co-operatively
for the betterment -of Huron is
' not an easy -assignment; it must
be remembered that each mull.
icipality i;'ithin--tire-Bounty wants..
'4g—delegate to work - for its
interests, regardless of whether
his efforts upset the balance of
a• County spending 'program. .
Ashfirel4i residents will affirm;
how'ei,'er, that Reeve, Donald Mac.
Kenzie, will -bring to the office
of Warden. the same integrity
and fairness which governed his
decisions while serving on Ash.
field Township Council. '
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Ma'Py Lapaine's rink, won the bominion Remington, Jean Mathiieson, Audrey
Road Meithinery bonspiel at Maitland Chun. Koentie, L. B. Graham of DRMCO and Mrs.
try Club last week. Front left are Beth Lspaine.`
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