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. 120th YEAR O. 11
THE GODERI 1{ $I NAL -$TAR THURSDAY: MAR. 16;1967
$4OQ,... 00
For -Port
f Goderich
An tnitiat 1967.68 spending*.
g1"ar of . $7.51,603,768 for pUblic
works in Ontario is planned by
the federal government. J•
The governrrient'S main esti..
mates, "tabled Monday fn the Com.
mons, shows planned spending of
$51,647',000 in Ottawa, and $23,-
956,768 elsewhere in the pro:
vince. '
The non -Ottawa total, includes
$11,750,000 for major projects,
$11,906,768 for maintenance and
operation rot -public -buildings and
$300,000 for speoial ' projects.
`The Ottawa total embraces°
$21,705,000 for major. projects,
$29,842,000 for maintenance and
operation, and $100,000 for
special.. projects.
The over-all Ontario total of
$75,603,768 compares with the
$59,589,102 :main estimates for
federal public works presented
a yeaV ago for the current fis.
cal year ending March 31. Of the
1966.67 total, $41,836,000 was
for -Ottawa alone, Current year
figures supplementary een increased by
appropriations.
The list of major projects cost.
ing mere than $50,000 in dollars
includrs:
Bayfield.Harbor repairs and
improvements $'75,000.
Goderich. Harbor repairs and
----4.mprYovements..$40.O,000._—:..�.�„.�..�
Kincardine . Reconstruction of
pier $160,000.
Parkhill —Public building
$65,000.
Port Stanley --Harbor repairs
and improvements $300,000.
Sarnia Towards harbor im.
provements $260,000.
Walkerton-- Public building,
$260,000. .�
Wingham , -- Public building
$120,000.
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Grain Moyes
--- =Steadily Here
50 Cars Daily
Grain is moving steadily from
both Goderich elevators by rail,
during the early weeks of this
-onth, - according -to -company -
okesmee.
As many as 50 cars per day
are being loaded' with export
wheat; it is -headed for the Nova
Scotia parts -of Halifax and -West--,_
St. Johns. •
At dockside, removal of winter
grain cargoes is well advanced&
The Bryn Barge is presently
being dipped at. the Upper Lakes•
elevator, and only one more stor-
age load belonging to this corn. •
pany remains; that of the S. S.
Houghton.
Two 'upper.lakers' were, un-
loaded earlier this winter, the
Monaloah 11 andVictorious. They •
are riding light in harbour, ready
for the opening of the '67 nav-
igation season.
Removal cif storage grain con.
tinues at the .Goderich Elevator
and Transit Company dock also.
Only two barges remain to be
emptied of their, storage loads,
the . K. A, Powell which is at
dockside now, and the F.' H. Din.
sford. The' other three barges
unloaded 'were the 'D. B: Weldon,
the R. G. Sanderson and the G.
S. Band.
Besides the barges, 5 other
upper -lake ships wintering at
Goderich harbour have been
emptied` at Goderich Elevators.
They are: the C. A. Bennet, the
Mondoc, the Bricoldoc, the Agawa
- and the lorlake.
Active workers end supporters Gof the St. John Ambulance
organization here turned out in .force to welcome Brigadier
Miss Lila Vdungblut receivedthe St. John Grand Prior Award
at the hands of Mrs. Isabel Morgan of Toronf"o for her faithful
volunteer service in nursing and first aid instruction.
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To Honor_
long Service
'During the presentation of the
Road Committee Report at the
March session of Huron County
Council, long term service pins
will be awarded to the •following:.
Bert Craig, employed, Dec.1/40;
W. J. Hallahan, employed, July'
14/41; Frank Riley, employed
May 1/38; John Snell employed
Jan. 1/27; Wm.A. Wright, employ.
ed May 1/29; Courtland Kerr,
employed Jan. 1/41; Robert Mc.
Cabe, employed April 1/34; Fred
Seers employed March 1/30,
All the ,foregoing employees
*are members of the Huron County
Road Department and .these are
the first employees to receive •
the new service pinuwhlch indic-
ates twenty -3171/e or more years'
employment with the County of
• Huron. A luncheon is also being
arranged in honour of these em.
ployees..
Ai It is the intention r°f County
Council to carry out this arrange.
• Merit -each year in honouring
employees who reach the twenty.
five year mark.
STUDY PROPOSED
BAYFIELD -- More than 30
4village„ratepayers meeting at the
fireball annex this week agreed
to study the, 'possibility of pure
chasing artificial ice equipment
for the Bayfield arena.
Robert MacVean was named
alirman of a committee to study
The proposal. •
Photo By R. J. Nephew
uthority J
Housing
n
Town Council was' van an ill•�-
uminating report on the need for
housing locally in a .comprehen-
sive survey presented-'iri letter
form by the Goderich Housing
Authority. Having delved deeply
into the matter, the authority -
came up wixh recommendations
for at least ten units for., senior
citizens. and also other accom•
modation for families which•
would qualify by ability. to pay
in the area of $95.00 rental per
month.
Following` is the complete re,
port now under study by council:
FEW ELIGIBLE
"The number of families on
Town welfare that are eligible
for family accommodation are
relatively few, at -present ,five
in total, of which three are pre-
sently housed 'in accommodation
administrated by the Goderich
Housing Authority. At our recent.
meeting with Council concerti
was expressed regarding theadd.
itional cost to the taxpayers of
Goderich in providing pri$ate
accommodation for a family elig-
ible for welfare as opposed to
the cost of housing the %ax•ne
family in 'a Housirig Authority
unit at $37.50 per month.. The
difference is actually relatively
small and in some cases the
same. ,
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^Eric Snow on hie official, visit and witness presentation of
service awards last week. (R. J: Nephew photos)
Dave Harmon received the St. John Grand
recognition of many hours of voluntary first
the local' branch from Brig.
Eric
Snow.
Prior Award in
aid training in
Photo By R. J. Nephew
�reQs With OHC
equi rements
r
"For example, since eighty
percent of . the welfare payment
is recoverable from the province,
the municipality's share of • the
$28.50 difference between the
$37.50 the Town would pay . for
rent for a welfare case in a Town.
'house and the $65.00 which Weld
be collected from a regular tenant
would be $5.70 loss in revenue
to the Town.
c "Therefore, if suitable accom.
modations were found privately
for less than $65.00 a net sav-
ing would result; if $65.00 were
paid the cost would be the same,
and only in cases where it is
necessary for ,the Town to pay -
over th e $65.00 figure wound -
the Town be obliged to bear 20%
of this additional payment.
"The Authority . therefore re.
spectfully submits the following
recommendations based solely
on our assessment of the demand
for housing in Goderich at pre-
sent, and the apparent lack of
adequate single family accom.
modation on a rental basks for
•f
smallsS
not requiringg welfare
who are, eligible for acconinoe.
ation' under the regulation§ set
forth by the Ontario ' Housing
Corporation.
EXPLORE IDEA
"We recommend: That Council
explore the possibility of having
Jae humid proudly halls the tankard he was awarded for an
outstanding .safe driving ,record over 10 years. With him is Mr.
BoWrJuckey of the trucking firm, Guenther•Tuckey Transports
Limitl, for which Mr. Rumig drives. The presentation was
made at an awards dinner. Two Smit r awards were made to
Wile Mitchell of Exeter and Bill Teale,: London.
" (Jack Doerr Photo)
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the ,Ontario Housing Corporation
construct six four-bedroom units.
to be • rented on a subsidized
basis, and six three-bedroom
units to be rented on a full
recovery basis, providing such
units can be offered to eligible
families at rental not exceed-.-
4'ing $95.00 per. month,
TgN UNITS
"Concerning, Senior Citizen
accommodation: It is our recom-
mendation, based on inquiries
made to this Authority, that ten
units be built, but that consider.
ation be •given to providing one
:,bedroom units as opposed to bed
sitting -room units in as many
instances as Council deems fea-
sible. This, in the opinion of the
Authority, would accommodate a
maximum number of couples
when necessary, and provide a
much mote satisfactory unit for
widowers, bachelors or spinsters
who are eligible fo,r,,such accom-
modation."
"Over .To
P
Goderich Branch 109 Royal
•Canadian Legion has gone over
the top in its contribution to-
wards the Dominion of Canada
Legion centennial project.
F The Dominion Command has as
its project the raising of $1,000,-
000 and each branch across
Canada was asked to raise $1,500
towards this huge sum of rtloney
to be spent towards perpetuating
the education and physical fitness
of young Canadians.
So far the Dominion Command
has raised $360,000 -towards this
very worthy project. Goderich
Legion raised "the sum of
$1,516.00
John &haefer
Again... Heads ..
Hospital Board
Suddenly Young Canada Hockey
Week, "The Biggest Little"Tour•
nament in the World" looms up.
only seven days away and hockey.
madness of a wonderful and wacky
sort will pervade the Huron air
and infect, ardent ,rooters in a
hundred "home towns" across
much of Canada and a bit of
California too.
�uncjl Votes
No Inquiry
On Police ,
An effort on the part of Coun.
cillor Ray Robinson to have a
special inquiry into whether or
not Goderich is justified in hay.
ing an eight -man W police force
came to naught last Thursday
evening in regular council sess.
ion when the majority decided the
matter could be left in the hands
of the police commission, and
could, in any event, be debated
at the time of consideration of
the police budget for the year.
Councillor Walter Sheardown was
'in sympathy with the demand
...fox 1-nquiry.,_comm.enting-t ....tQ"r:_slidsice_iers&....._..��..,m._�
his mind the commission was The "small town" flavor of the
spending money "like drunken whole ' shebang' has greatly
sailors." increased, with at least 28 teams
Mayor Frank Mills indicated; coming in the "C?.' category,
_ mild shock that such a term indicating towns ranging from
ho be a lied to such an '1 1,000 to 3,000 inpopulation. Com-
.
om-
nigger. Man ever peiore,
the tournament is jammed with
100 teams . compared to the pre.
...Volts , high of 87, just -to, fit in
appropriately ' with Centennial
year, boost the schedule to 12
games a day and put .a severe
strain on the billeting corn i1ittee.
STEADY WORK
Of. _course it doesn't seem so
sudden to the Goderich Lions
Wing'
C1lib Canal Week com.
mitte ' for chairman -Brace
Holme and his staunch lieute.
nants ve been working out the -
ways an means for weeks; most
of them ongtrrne veterans of the
17 years of -tam experience with
the youngsters. -
Even though 13 more teams
have been added, th a are only
four appearg this ear that•
have never een in competition
here before, corning from such
unlikely places as Prospect Bay,
Newfoundland,. Pasadena, Cal-
ifornia, Cornwall, Ontario, and
oddly enough' not -so -far -away
Shedden. Even • with, the eligible
teams at the hundred mark, 30
teams were too late with their
applications and had to be turn-
ed down, and it seems the near.
er they are, the later they are,
s pp
jeffray, Maple Leafs; Paul .Hen.'
derson, Detroit, Rod Seiling,whe
played here with the Elmira •
entry, with, New York Rangers,.
COMMITTEES
"Serving 'with chairman . Bruce
Holmes: are Ken Dunn, secretary; „
Tim Elliott, Chas. Gibbons; Bill
Leeson, Nip Whetstone, Red Wil-
kinson, Ted Williams, ' Bob
Sproule, -Don Mac-Bwan, Bill Al
cock, Grant Showers, Alvin Mc-
Gee and Guy Emerson.
Transportation chairman is
Howie Kuenzie; ticket chairman
Red Wilkinson(524.71871biIletifg
committee, chairman, Ernie
Crawford (Phone 524.9110 NOW!)
aided by Frank Hibbert, Bruce
Howlett and Ralph Smith.
TIMMY COMING .
It is hoped Canada's national
"Timmy" will be able to make
a personal appearance at the
opening ceremonies and accept On
behalf of the Ontario S$ciety for
Crippled Children, contributions
that have been raised in special „
events by local organizations to '
"help fill Timmy's Easter
basket",publicity chairman Fred
• Salter points . out. A "Timmy
_ -Nighty'-dinne�is._being'plantled... -.,.,;
for Thursday when press, radio
and televsiion representatives
will be briefed on the forthcoming
"Biggest little tournament in the
°world".
august body,• of which he happens ,unities under 1,000 are better •
to be a member. However,. Conn- represented than e
cillos Sheardown insisted the re: DETAILS LATER..mark was justified.
ver too.. High , SchoI
FORCE DOUBLE -
In arguing for his motion that
- the provincial police'cofemiss.
loner be palled in to meet with
the local commission and eouncil,
Councillor Robinson pointed out
that 10 years ago the town had
a force of -four constables and
a police budget of $19,092. In
• ten years the force has doublet?
in size and he expected the bud-
get would exceed.$60,000.
The issue ?nay._ receive more
debate at the time of consider.
,ing__ the _annual ._ -police _estimates
by finance committee. -
Another -cause, not entirely lost
'but not executed in the form de.
.sired by its sponsor, was -a pro. -
test by Councillor Robinso- n that
Goderich was being unjustly dealt
with in connection with road re-
bate from Huron County. "
He cited comparable figures
for half -a dozen separated towns
in Ontario approximating the size
of Goderich where county road
assessments ranged frdm about
$4,000 to $7,000 .annually, as
contrasted with $75,484,,57 here;
which, after county rebate ' is
applied, means a net tab of $41,.
516.51.
Councillor Robinson urged that
a 'committee comprised, of the
mayor and finance chairman W ill.
iam Schaefer and himself should
take the matter -up with county
authorities, pointing out that he
had refrained from nominating.,
the reeve or deputy in order that
they .would not be embarrassed'
or be caught in between, so to
speak. Reeve Herbert Such at
first was inclined , to agree such
a c'ommitte'e might be advis.
able, then agreed with the com-
ment of Mayor Mills that this sort
of thing. is -the reason • for re-
presentation in county council by'
the reeve and deputy, and any
inquiry into financial affairs was
their normal duty.- o
Councillor Howlett penetrated'
to the root of the matter by.stating
that Goderich is now receiving
a 45 % rebate on road costs, while
the maximum allowable . rebate
under provincial law is 50%, The
Only -amount to be negotiated is
that extra five percent, it was
pointed out.
John'A„ Schaefer was elected
to a third term as chairman of
"tile board of governors of Alex-
andra Marine and General hospit.
al at the annual meeting of that
body last week. J. W Britnell
was elected vice-chairman for a
,second ,term. M. Rayner was
named •treasurer, continuing an
Unfilled term left by Ben Cor-
less. New additions to the board
for terms of three years were
Mrs. • R. H. Aldis, J. H. Kin.,
'kea A. P. Boutilier, all elect.
i-ve members.
.. NEW MEMBERS
Newly appiinted members
were E. A. Elliott, succeeding
Mrs. George Ellis, -Dr. V. L.
McGeough representing the med.
f following ical s taf ow g Dr. Lambert,
and 1i. Bosnell, following C. Rob.
ertson, Other, members of the
board are G. G. Parsons, D. Mo.
Neil, representing the township
of Colborne; E. McIlWain, town.
ship of Goderich; K. Scott, town-
ship of West Wawanosh; Dr. N.
C. Jackson, thief .of staff; Miss
B . Lauder, wom eas hospital aux.
iliary; Mrs. Phyllis McConnell,
representing Goderich graduate
nurses' association. Mr. Bosnell
is appointed by the town of 'God-
erich.
A statement of revenue and
expenditure for the year ending
December 31, 1966 showed
revenue Froin services to pat.
lents" of -$453,939.59; provincial
government grant $302; cafeteria
and other, $11,969:69
St. John Honors Workers
With ' Gland Prior Scrolls'
In recognitioe of many hours
of voluntary First Aid -„;Training
. and service in the Goderich Com.
,unity, "Mr. Dave Harman and
Miss Lila Youngblut were pre-
sented St. John Grand Prior
Awards by Brigadier Eric Snow
and Mrs. Isabel Morgan, of Tor.
n onto, at a ceremony held atMac.
Kay Hall, Wednesday evening
March 8th,
Those attending the meeting'
included "Local St. John Brigade
Members in full ,uniform •and
Goderich Branch Committee
members.
Brigadier Snow, vice-Pr"e.
sident and Provinciab Commi'ss.
loner and Mrs. Morgan)Pro.
vincial Superintendent, Nursing,
were introduced by Mr. Bruce
Sully, Goderich Branch Cont.
mittee Chairman,
• MAKE 'PLANS
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Ways and means of expanding
and improving the voluntary ser.
vices of the St. John Ambulance
Association in Goderich and the
sufroundin g District were dis.
cussed at the meeting'.
The. Home Nursing Course
being conducted at the Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital by
Mrs. Robert Hays has received
the enthusiastic support of those
attending and it is hoped that a
similar course will be planned
fear the immediate future,
A luncheon, -.prepared by the
Wor;nen's Division, was served
at��rr the conclusion of the meet.
Mg,
*r.
At press time The. SignalStar
was advised by the committee -
that final details of .the Thursday
opening ceremonies have, yet to
be polished a -bit, but complete
details of the puck -dropping cer-
emonies and hoopla will be given
in detail in next week's issue.
The Thursday night opening
will get the jam.packed tourney
off to. an earlier start than usual,
and by noon on ''Good Friday the
• sbhedule will be really rolling,
or swinging, depending on 'how
ane-ioaks at -it,
UNIQUE
Anyone not farniliarwithYoung
Canada Week must realize, that
this. is, 12 -year age -limit hockey
purest of the simon, pure, and
evocative of just about •_-every
emotion in the book when it comes
to producing laughs, thrills and
exhibitions of ?athletic prowess,
• RAVENOUS!
-Tremendous exhibitions of eat.
ing prowess can be looked for.
'too, as hundreds after hundreds
of healthy lads are fed at God-
erich District Collegiate cafet-
eria. The boys put on a fooddis.
appearing act that no magician
can touch.
Hockey . referees. have come
to look upon the . assigniYient as
a special honor, and referee -in -
chief Stan Stokes has an extra
large staff of experts, all lic.
ensed, to carry the brunt of the
long 12.game days. Stan, who is
also president of the OMHA", has
been coming to, the tournament
since 1956. ;.•
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NOW STARS ,
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Ina quiet moment "justbefore
the 'battle"' committee member
Tim Elliott mused that the annual
event has produced -a wonderful
crop of hockey players whe are
now ' makirig it ^in the.top teams,
with many riiore rising through
the minor teams .dn Canada and
United States, likely to land
berths ,in the expanded NHL.
Thinking out loud, he mention-
ed Gary Doakgwith Boston Laity
Sets Levy
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At -18 Mills
A levy of _ 18- mills identical
to that of last year but nowbased
on a considerably expanded -ass•
e ssment,` and assisted to some exp
tent by an operating surplus of
$8,000 last year, was finally
approved by Goderich District,
Collegiate Institute board inreg.
ular. 'session Monday evening.
Whether "this will: tie the :actual- ._._
levy required hinges noN' on
whether teaching staff accepts
salary offers made by the board
which range from $100. to $300
below the amounts for minimiiin
scales in grades one' to four, and
$300 to $500below maximumsre.
quested for the. same four cate.
gories.• '
UNSETTLED
Five teachers were engagedby
the board on recommendation of
the principal, Mr. Stringer, with
duties to commence Sept. 1,1967,
What their salary rates will -be
remains to.....b„e• ste.termined. Mr.
East, chairman of the staff rel.
ations committeereported that
his committee had met several
times with the teachers, but a
settlement had not been reached.
I n categories 1, 2, 3 and 4?
the teachers' requests were,for
$6,000, '$6,400, $7,000, $7,30.0
respectively as minimums while
the board's offer for the same cat.
.egories is $5,800 (an increase
of $500 plus $300 increment)
$6,100, $6,700 'and $7,200 res.
pectively.
• The board convened with all
members present except Mr.
Hildebrand. In correspondence
the board received assurance
from' Mr. Bell of Roof Engin.
eering and . Inspection Ltd. that
-inspections of the workmanship
on the roof on the new addition
to • the school were 'adequate to
detect any faulty workmanship.
Mr. Kalbfleisch gave a report
to the board on the operation
,„ of the school, advising that the
band now had 47 members with
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Noble W. J. ("Bill") Mills, president of
Bluewater ,Shrine Club, Goderich, and
Noble W. J, ("Bill") Johnston, secretary of
the same club chat With Imperial Potentate
Orville F. Rush, and Illustrious Potentate
Jack B. Sorensen, Potentate. af Mocha
Temple, London, Saturday. While in London,
Rush reported to Mocha Temple on the two
great Shrine philanthropies --•-the 19 Shrine'
" hospitals for crippled children, including
two in Canada tiifd three new Burns in-
stitutes: "This „: ar", according to (tush,
"the Shrine , wit spend $27,58$,306 on its
two hospital .programs. in 1966, our budget-
'was,
udget' was, $28,747,146,=iLand in 1965 it topped
$31,00000." During a three*year period •
ending in 196$,1 Shriners will have spent
$87,335,452 toe '• physically disadvani *d ,
children of airtiit~es and screeds. ` -
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