HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-03-09, Page 1THE S14NALu$TARr THURSQA,Y
Canada'$, Agriculture ister
J. J. Greene had :an encs a` rig
s' word for some Huron ers „
and a ehailenge fob' the ,Huron
Liberal Association when he add.
ressed about 2.60 Association sup.
porters' at their annual meeting
` •,: in Exeter, Friday.
Mr. Greene touched briefly on
the futile' re of beef, sugar beets,
...beans and the dairy, industry in
his address.
He said the beef industry was
facing one or two problems, but
' _that the' long range forecast was
. as :good' "as- even a politician
could want." •
A smiling Minister of Agriculture for Canada, Hon. J. J. Greene,
chats informally with HowarilAitken,;president Of the Goderich
Liberal Assoz?etizri and ona 91 about 200 of the party faithful
who attenoed the meet:rig at Exeter Legion auditorium.
(Staff Phota
c.
McG.aviri
444.
Association at Exeter last Friday night at which the Hon.
Head table guests at Jhe annual meeting of Huron Liberal
J. J. Greene, Minister of Agriculture was principal speaker,
ItO nmtibelda
.Walton area implement dealer
Gord McGavin was elected pre-
sident of the Huron Liberal (fed:
eral riding) Associdtion at its
annual meeting 'in Exeter;' Fri.
He succeeds ,William Elston,
AA/ ingham.
Elected vice-presidents of the
'now:enlarged riding were: Ross
Tuckey, Exeter; James Taylor,
Hensall; Max Harper, Goderich:
William Leper Jr., Hullett; John
Kraikter, Brussels; Colin Camp.
bell, Wingham; Jack •RoSserk,
Harold Shore, Goderich, con.
tinues as secretary and IVaii
Kalbileisch, Zurich, was named
•
Advisory com,mittee members
- are: Howard Aitken, Goderich;
Ingles, Clifford; Noel, Laporte,
St . Joseph; Dan Murphy, God.
Harry Strang, Usborne; B. W.
Tuckey, Exeter.
Mayor Jack Delbridge wel.
bers-fe Exeter, and the -PC sup.
porter told the audience he was
a rose among thorns. He then
drew a round of applause by •
saying he perhaps should refer
to himself as a thorn amqng
Former Middlesei'MP Robert
Mcbubbin spoke briefly; telling ,
the. Association they were for.,
tunate in having the, townships
along with Lucari and A ilsa Craig,
added to the Huron riding.
-"Our loss is your he
said, telling ithe members they
had better be .careful, that Huron
riding dide't ha.ve someone from
Middlesex representing them,
exeter; Mayor Jack Delbridge ,pxeter; Harold Shore,, Gado.
rich; Warden Donald MacKenzie of Huron;, Hon. J. J. Greene;
William Elston, Wingham; A. Y. McLean, Seaforth.
ifuron "Oritin from every -corner Of the
- turned out for the banquet and an-
- nual meeting of Huron Liberals at Exeter
Legicid auditorium Friday night. This gen-
County Sets
March Dates
The Muth session of Huron
County Council -will be held in
the courthouse; GOderich, en
Monday, Mareh .20 and Tuesday
March' .21, it is announced by
John Berry, clekk.tr-easurer.
Committee repOrts will be
heard from board of health, road
committee,- library board, board
of managernent of Huronview,
industrial and tourism and pro-
perty.
:One of the main topics on the
agenda will be the proposed add-
ition to Huron Countyd Pioeeer
Museum. Budget discussionswill
!also be held for subMissian 'to
April segSion.
The minister of the Goderich
Free Methodist Church, the Rev
A.R. Harley , received word this
week that he has been made aiull
member of the Wesleyan Theo-
logical Society.
This society is cOmpriSed of
scholars and theoldgians from the
various Methodist -denominations
fri *North America -who meet the
- academic requirements and who
are recommended by one of the
Members. Following graduation
from college in T Oronto; Mr. Har.
ley studied at the University of
Western Ontario, and American
College arid Divinity SchOol.
He is a candidate tor the rnast.
' ers degree 'in theology. Research
for this degree has been pursued
at the University of , Western
Ontario, and Mr. Harley's thesis
is, a dissertation on "The
Biblieal Theology-Ot• Grace and
Redemption."
Rojkert F. 'Nixon, leader of the
Libral party in Ontario, an-
nounced this week- that every
riding in Ontario•woulci be con-
tested bre- Liberal- in the -next
oral view gives• some ided of the r'packed
house" that turned out to hear the Hon. election, expected by many to
1 J. Greene. be called this 'summer.
(Staff Photo)
Death Takes R. C. Hays
From -Town He Loved
-Honored by the members of his
profession and'greatly esteemed
by—the commenity he served in
po many ways, Robert Cockburn
day at "'his home, 20 Caledonia
, Terrace. Seventy.one• years of
age, he had practised law in
his native towe for 45 • years.
HIGHLY REGARDED
The distinCtibn of being elect-
ed' a Bencher of the Law $ociety
of Upper Canada is not often
town. Cockburn Hays was five
times elected thereto and, by
custom nearly as ancient as the
170-year.old Society, thus became
a Life Bencher of the rulinaiody-
-of „his profession. The -Ionor
reflected remarkable agreement
as to his 'ability, well expressed
by the , head of a Goderich. law
firm, James Donnelly, Q.C. "Mr.
ly highly. regarded man in the
1.
professiqn, and richly deserved
-that regard."
William Prest, Q.C., long ass.
°dated with the Hays firm, said
of Mr. Cockburn Hays: "He was
always a perfect "gentleman, a
man of unquestioned integrity and
unfailing courtesy."
George MacEwan, a charter
member of Goderi.dh Lions Club
of which Mr. Hays was charter.
president, commented: that Mr„,
Hays' faithful work in organiz.`
int the club and continuing its
support ' for many , years was in.
dicative of the fact he had the
welfare of Goderich at heart,
and much of the good work the
Lions CIO. has been able to do
for the corn iunity must be cred-
ited to Mr. Hays as one of the
founders,
James Kinkead, a longtime fell-
ow member of the Lions club com-
mented that Mr. Hays, on his
return frain a war that liad been
fought to "end all wars" was
imbued with 'a desire to build
something that would be of last.
ing and „groWing benefit td his
honie community. The fact that
the club's first and Major pro.
ject was aid to -crippled child-
ren testifies to what wag in his
C anadian Legion of which Mr.
Hays, was a member, paid sileet
tribute Tuesday 'evening as they
conducted a Legion service at
the Lodge funeral home,eaChpar-
ticipant placing the red poppy
of sacrifice on the casket in
farewell • salute to a departing
comrade. Divine service was by
the branch- chaplain , (Rev. G.
Lockhart Royal of Knox Pres.
Better Deal?
goun. B. R. Robinsonwants the
,,.-town to try for' a better deal oe
• its road assessment with Huron
County.
He gave council notice of mot.
ionl last Thursday that he will
ask for a .special committee to
•studY the idea: •
ship here. He became a Queenl'a
-Counsel in 1936.
The worko of Alexandra aed
Marine and General Hospital en.
listed, Mr. Hays,' keen and lasting
interest. He Was chairtnali of the
. board for a dp.zen years or more,
from 1946, and had been an a.ctive
member long before that. At the
time of his deatlfahe had. been
honorary chairman for , sOine
time.
BOA.RD MEMBER
For somethieg like -ten years
•he was a valued member of the
board of management of St.
George's 'Anglican church, where.
service was conducted Wed.
nesday afternoon by the rector,
Mr. Hays serVed coterm or two,
on town council, some years' agd.
H e was a Member of Maitland
THE FAMILY
Ethel Gibbons Nairn, who' air.
vives him with one son, Robert
of Goderich, and a daughter, Mrs..
,Roy (Marjorie) Dunlop, Of Whitby.
There are 'four sisters: Mrs.
David (Doris) Wallace, of Mon.
Aurora; M'Ss Catherine Hays
and Mrs. Adelaide Lucas„ both
of Goderich; also three grand-
children, -Brian, Susan and Deb.
orah Dunlop.
The funeral' took place to
Maitland, mausole-unt, the Lodge
Funeral Home in charge. Pall.
bearers 'were Bruce MacDonald,
Bruce Holmes Ken Dunn, Dr.
Kenton Lamber,t, Cayley Hill and
,Jahn Sully Jr.
Red Cross
Drive. Starts
Commencing Monday of next
Week the annual fund 49„ampaign
on behalf of l'he Ganadain Red
Cross will get under way andbe
carried on throughoue the town
until March 18.
The local' campaign for ,Red
Cross is sponsored by Maple
Leaf chapter of the IODE with
Harry Ford chairman of the
This year the campaign willbe
,confined t� door-to-door visits,
• and industrial „workers will not
be contacted at their •places of
employment, the campaign chair,
man reports'. •
Turning to the ' poiitical rQnt,;
Mr. Greene told the and ence
all could rejoice. in the -new ifd, `°
zip,and enthusiasfn being shown
in the leadership of I dllertNixon,
recently named leader of the On?
tarso Liberals. He drew a round
of applause when he stated there
was only one party encompassing
both the federal and provincial
Liberal supporters.
Mr; Greene predicted the "en.
trenched" Tories would• get a
"terrible surprise'' if they called
an Ontario election this year.
"You -here wi11 help give thernthat
surprise," he added. However,
he said that victory ,can only
be achieved by the dedication of
party workers. He said it was
disconcerting that while .people
admired those who worked in
various community clubs and pro.
jects, they looked down at per,
sons involved in politics.
"OUr, free,. democratic system,
is based on the , participation -
of everyone, and "it won't work
unless the best -, of our people
do work". "That can't be said
often enough," he remarked, ,in
challenging people, to accept their
responsibility -Of working for the
party of their choice.
In reference to party workers,
"e -41aid`tfiey werein eed"iiie fY�o�" l`""'""— —
line .soldiers, and while their
tasks may appear menial, they
played an important role.
To illustrate his opinion,, he
noted that one man in the. USA
had decided to work on behalf
of the late President Kennedy •
and after the election was won:
dering whether the effort had been
Worthwhile in • view ,of the fact
,he had probablyonly affected the
votes of about 50 persons.
. TOIL JUSTIFIED •
However, when he realized that
Kennedy had won the election ,
'by less, than 1 percent Of the.p0P-
tilar vote, he -realized that it
was people such as himself
there - who ,had helped secure
just' be a particant game where
stated. "The party muststandfor :
the things its followers. believe. *
in. It must be their party."
He said the Liberals had al -
trade, but alSo what Sir WM&
red Laurier described as the
parfy for social justice.
""We don't think anyone can
produce better than free men,"
he said, "but the traits Ottiro.
duction must be diVided .more
(See Page Two)
The Authority -
In "Bear Pit"?
Representatives of GoderiCh
an hour in the bearpit when they
appeared before town councillast
Thursday, -
Coun. B. R. Robinson tasked
most, of the questions. Mosf of the
answers carne from Howard
Aitken, the authority's secretary.
treasurer and manager. •
, The authority manages 65 fed-
eral -provincial units in Goderich
on rents ranging from $37.50 a
month to $68 a month.
Cann. Robinson made a variety
assessment on the puNic housing
'units, unfair competition for pri.
housing to the needy.
He said the town loses 35 per
cent of total asSessment on tWP
developments-- Strang and Galt.
Mr.- Aitken ,said he did -not
know how they compared toother
ment, but on the subsidized dew
elopment, Dunlop, the town re.
ceives 20 per cent of gross re.
venue. Taxes as assessed by the
town are paid in full on Galt and
Stranghe said.
He ,paid maxiIntim allowable in-
come runs from welfare receipts
.(See page Two)
SERVED OVERSEAS
Mr. Hays, born in Goderich
July 2, 1895 son of Robert C.
Hays' and Hattie Price, Ham
attended Goderich schools and
was on the eve of commencing
a university course when he join.
ed the 26th Canadian Infantry
Battalion, a New Brunswick unit
organized in 1915 b y Lt.- Col.
J. L. *McAvity. Wounded at
Courcelette, he was. returned to
Canada and enrolled at Trinity
College,. University of Toronte,
graduating in 1920 with hiS Arts
degree. 41. graduate of Osgoode
in 022, he joined his father,
12, a. Hays, in a law partner.
•
ifitt first sesstorrof the St. John *Ambulance of the 'hospital last 'Thursday. Ike course
Home Nursing course under tlie directkin of wilt.coritinue for se/Oral weeks. "
Mrs. Robert Hays was held in the Cafeteria (gtaff 'Photo)
itonvg on display in Mrs. MacDonald's grade
two 'clissroom. Also looking 'with interest
are Perry Teithert and his mother Mrs.
Kell, Teithert. The plotkiki Wei taken efuritiej
Open House at Victoria. Sihool. 01)40,1110W* .
wai "also held at other schools in Goderich
to mark Eductition Weak (Staff Photo)