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Widespread devastation to homes and barns
in the Hensall-Dublin area of, south. Huron
caused by a tornado ripping through that
section Monday afternoon is ,typified in this
desolate scene. It is the shattered remains'
of Harold Elliott's service station do the
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An alternate supply of ,hydro
power that would assist in elim•
letting extended power blackouts.P.
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. such as resulted from 'tornado •
damage in the Hensall.Dnblin
area is now in the early stages n ' a u r C a te
of construction a spokesman for ■ ■
the commission -advised The
Signal -Star Tuesday. 'TORONTO— The Ontario goy- , CROWN AG.
• •Goderich and area residents •, ernment ... 11 negotiate to buy
outskirts of the village. Mrs. Elliott, wo'rk-
ing ,in the snack bar at the time the twister
hit, was unhurt. Parts of the structure were
strewn •a quarter mile by the_ high velocity
winds. See news storiesthis page, additional
news photos pages 6 and 7.
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inthNegotia#ing
One person is des,d anddain.
age running into hundreds of
thqu.gands of dollars was, done
gate Monday afternoon whenra tor.
o .gado originating about g0 ;Hiles
Sillith of Goderich Tripped through
the Zurich-Flensall .Dublin area,
gnashing homes and toppling
barns.
James Donnelly„ an, elderly
farmer of R: R. 2, Dublin;. , died—
• Monday . evening at St. Joseph's
hospital, London, .of injuries re-
ge ',ved wheh •he -was trapped with
, Son Lou 'intheir wreckedbarn
in Logan township.
Hydro .' electric power fail
tire in the Goderich area was
'"`"_. _QUICK STRIKE
ar rightly concerned over the Canadian Forces Base Centralia Mr. MacNaughton saidthe pro.
di ge 'and loss to businesses for the purpose of developing an posed industrial -educational park OVER PAY
an' ga'ctories here which isadir. industrial educational complex will be operated by the Ontario
ect result of any power failure, , Which will serve a's a pilot pro. Development Corporation, a pro. S00N OVER
and since the Monday 'disaster, ject for regional development.vincial crown agency.
many have asked: The. announcement was made 'The treasurer said that already
"How come we can't be tapped today by Provincial Treasurer some- two .dozen companies- have Settlement was reached quickly
into another source of power?" C. S. MacNaughton following cab- shown an interest in •locating at between the management of Dom -
Putting this question to an- feet decision. The787.acreform. Centralia •and the .several gov.' tar Chemicals Ltd.; Sifto Salt
official of the ,Western Region of er' RCAF, base has the potential ernment departments are considt Division Mine, and about 30 mine
the Ontario Hydro, The Signal• of pumping a minimum annual ering part of the base for educ. workers who' walked off the job
• Star got' this reply. , payroll of $11,000,000 into the Tuesday afternoon, April 18th.
ational facilities.
"We -have -_eco -zed-for-more-_-rural economy of Hume,. Middle. W. G. Muir, manager of the
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than a year and a half that. the' sex and surrounding' counties, Ear ler. this year, treasury mine, stated early Wednesday ,
Goderich-Clinton district needed according to a management con. Board authorized Toronto manag. morning that -grievances,, arising'
an alternate supply of power, and sultants' report on which the cab- ement consultants, Stevenson and from an, issue involving wages
we have started to build a 230,. inet decision was based. •, Kellogg • Ltd., to conduct a fee,- for "co=llar to collar" time, had
000' volt power line from Kitch. Federal authorities wilibe app. sibility study on the base, which 'been settled and mining oper.
ever to Stratford to Seaforth. roached immediately :for pure -was deactivated July 13, 1966. ations resumed beginning with the
"At the moment we are negot. .chase of the base: Negotiations ' The report strongly recorn- first shift Wednesday, April 19th.. —
iating with landowners in the will be undertaken by the depart• m• ended purchase of the base- by Approximately 30 men on the
the first clue here. to the Oise
asterin South Huron. Downed tel•
ephone lines 'Menday night ham.
pered communication from the
area, and no complete assess -
,Ment of the . damage is as yet
available. Estimates vary from
,_30 to' 60 barns, and homes des.
troyed.
''he twister was first seen just
'southwest of Hensall. •
Retail business and industry in
Goderich were hard hit' by the
prolonged- ;" 'pq}yer---lack .result
ingap from destruction of three
power line structures. Residents
"shuddered in heatless homes and
° ate cold • •food while hydro re
repairmen sweated out the night,:
repairing the 'supply linin and
lighter local lines.
By Wednesday, fear of Looting
had developed in ,the most danutg.
ed areas, and crowds' of sight.,
seers were proving a„ nuisance
in More Ways than one.
f
. Goderich citizens felt the eff.
ects of the tornado which swept •
through Huron 'and Pere. counties
Monday. Although: the town did not
lie in the ctiregteis
er, the hydro -lines which supply
town's power were broken when
the storm toppled three Wooden
structures carrying the. main
high-voltage line between London
it�r� nd 1 fers aAccording to the electric clock
on the wall of the front office
at the GoderichSigna4Star,•elect.
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ricity stopped at 4:05 p.m.
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The provincial government of
Ontario has acted quickly tooffer
assistance to the victims of Mon.
day's tornado in the Hensall-
Dublin area, it developed Tues. A. Stewart
day when Hon. W. ,
• Minister of agriculture and -food, le that
legislature
announced in the g' •,
the province . will match dollar
for,.dollar money raised locally p�
-'for the purpose of rehabilitatng '
the damaged properties._
.,.' The offer was, promptly sup-
ported by Hon. Charles Mac.
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_Naughton, •provinc" i l t ''easul et,
who expressed his support.•from_.
Fort William.
At the same time the gover-
nment is making representations
to the • federal government to
make the stricken area eligible
$ £ratford area for right of way for .ment of public works in collab• the provincial government to cap. afternoon shift' at the Sifto Salt
this new line which will. provide oration with the departments of •
italize on' its potential ,for ima mineaused a temporary stopp•
greater security to Perth and treasury and economics and dev- w proving the economic status of the, age of mining. operations when
Huron counties," elopment, area, which is primarily a farm. they went out on a "wildcat"
A'��r•_ ing cormunity: • �strike Tuesday, afternoon, April
Primate of Anglican NO SHARE 18th, against the management of
Visiting
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• t Domtar Chemicals Limited,
Sunday "The county of Huron, northern S if to Salt Division,
part of Middlesex and surround• Guy Robinsqn, president of
ing districts 'have not shared Local 682 of the ,International
in many of the advantages that Chemical Workers' union, which
. have ' accrued to other ' sections
of Southwestern Ontario", said represents the salt mineworkers
at Goderich, gave the following
Mr: MacNaughton, .wno is mem. reasons for the strike:
ber of the Legislature for Huron. Refusal to pay "collar to
('cont, on page 5) collar". This term implies -that
the company was unwilling to pay
the men from the time they enter-
ed -the shaft to go to their work
below, to the time they emerged
from the shaft at the end of their
shift. •
A situation which developed
from. :Monday's power failure
In a letter to over 200 burin- when hydro lines broke down from
ess and professional men in the damage wrought by the tornado
Town of Goderich, Goderich Bus. which swept through the south- '
_ inessmen's association, pre- ern portion of Huron county,
sident Fred Salter urged the sup -
the University of Toronto. After underlay the -short-lived strike
a short time in churches in Tor. The Most Rev:- Howard H. Clark, port of the businessmen to the at the Sifto salt mine.
onto he became assistant -cur- primate of the Anglican Church Goderich Industrial Development' When the power went off Tues.
Corporation, day afternoon at 4:05 p.m. work
ate at Christ�'Church Cathedral, . church , in liturgical and educ. "This is not a corporation set
Ottawa in 1932; In 1939 he be. ational changes. He took ,a prom• chews at the mise had just
up to finance new industry', the changed shifts. Those men, num-
tame Rector, and in 1945 Dean of inept part in the Anglican con. letter said, "but a corporation to Bering approximately 15, whphad
Ottawa. In 1953 he was elected gres's in 1963 the
Anglicans build the buildings and plants in m,
Bishop of Edmonton. In 1959 he „ from all over the' world met . which new industry can locate,
descended electrically the era shaft , the
operated cage, had
was elected Primate of all Can. in Toronto, The shares are $20.00 each and do just got below to the 1,700 foot
• ada. In 1961 he was named Met- Archbishop Clark's visit to 'not' have to be paid for immed• level where the salt is being
ropolitan of' Rupert's • Land Goderich' is a rare opportunity lately, 'but can be spread over mined. When the- electricity was
and moved to Winnipeg where he for members of the parish and a five' month period as long as cut off, the workers did not re.
now lives. others , to hear one of the out. the pledge coupons indicating the turn to the surface after they had
Archbishop Clark has travelled standing churchmen of Canada. number of shares 'regiired are completed their eight-hour shift.
widely. His personal charm and The Rev, G. G. Russell will be in the hands of the Industrial
wit combined with a' clear mind assisted in the service by the"- Commission by Saturday, April Tuesday morning, rthe 15 workers
and articulate manner have made' Rev. William Craven, and the '22nd.
d
him a popular speaker through. Rev. Canon K. E. Taylor. The "If we want new industry in ton the underground crew of the
out Canada. choir under the .leadership Of Goderich this. is .one way we to the surface by means of the
urin his tenure as 'Lorne Dotterer will resent ' ladders which are built in the'
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gPrimate, p can get it, We must act now," mine shaft.
hbihop Clark has guided the special,,,°musiie for the occasion; he said.
Here
Indust.
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St. George's Anglican Church,
Goderich, will , be : privileged to
have as a guest speaker on Sue
day , April 23, the Anglican Pri•
mate of all Canada, , The Most
Reverend Howard H. Clark. Arch.
bishop Clark will be speaking to
a parish dinner on April 22�
and will take part in tic ser•
vices at 8.30 and 1,1 a.m., on April
23, This will. be a highlight in
'the parish observance of Can.
ada's Centennial . St. George's'
Day, the parish's patronal fes-
tival happens to fall on Sunday.
this .year, -
Archbishop Clark was born at
McLeod, Alberta, spent his child.
hood near St. Catharines, Ontario
and attended Trinity College and
BMA' Urges
Fund Support....
For Industry
Clinton did "receive power for
about 'four hours Monday night
when hydro was fed into the
town on low voltage lines.
Public schools, • separate
,schools and some high schools
in the Clinton, Goderich, Bayf els1
Blyth area were closed because of
the tornado , which cut 'off $all
light and heat to the classrooms
and ' to ,the homes of many cit.
izens in the area as well. '
Those whose homes were heat.
ed with gas furnaces 'were for.
tunate ones around °Goderich.
• Those with gas ranges were kept
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busy heating water and supply.
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the five.points, interseetlon at the,
junction of Elgin Avenue and hii r
ways 21., and
For about tWOhOUrso,diitingtlie
early period. of .the power
.ure, two constables from the
town's police force, top% turner
directing traffic at this bussyy
tersection while the traffic.Xights '
were out of commission because
of the power failure, Later .ono
it was considered unnecessary to
provide' traffic direction there as
, e..p'ublicilad.:,b. me,.,.,aw•ar..e..of,•. ,
the emergency situation:
, Mixed: farmers and I dairy
herdsmen wer.e-.facing many difi
ficulties' because pf the storm.
caused Bower stoppage. 'Those
wh o syipplied fluid milk 'to the
dairiet were affected most sew.
erely because the lack of hydro
made their bulk coolers useless
and thus created a rapid spoil.
age of their fresh mill. ,
The -majority of farmers were
prepared to cope with a tempore
ary lack of power for' milking
by using power generated from
their tractor engines to provide
power to the vacuum pumps of
their. automatic milkers. How.
ever, there was no • way that
they' could .. save the milk from
• spoling nonce it was pumped into
the bulk cooler. it seemed evid.
ent that ' Monday night's milk . .
would • be completely lost if power
was not restored by noon, Tues.
day.
Maurice Gardiner, who oper:
ales tr'ie built` ank trucks which
'supply Huron county dairies
with the fresh whole milk, for
their productssreported that their
dairy had enough .-milk in their
cold stor-age room to supply their
Goderich patrons with milk Tuesi.
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ing` TO `therri eighbour's—for--
making coffee.
Classes at the Goderich Dis-
trict Collegiate were scheduled
as usual- despite, the loss of
heat and, light to :the classrooms;
later in'the morning the students
for assistance as it did in HON. C. S. MAC NAUGHTON were dismissed until noon or such day morning. In order to cora
1944, 1953 and 195G when .tor..; dives of the municipal councils time as the power was restored. plete their rounds, their trucks •
nadoes swept through the south- involved. . Restaurants' in town, equipped went to the Goderich retail groc.
with gas heated grill's, reported ery ' stores handling their .pro•
taken that the a marked -upsurge' -hi business duct' and-pickedup enough milk ;
as hungry patrons flocked into to supply customers on their
their premises to get a hot meal dairy route.'
which was unavailable to them in ,
their own homes. One. familiar At the Sifto salt mine, power .
food. caterer, : P ete Z immerman, 'failure occurred just • at a time
was .doing a ' big business' ser. when the work crews were chang:
ving 'hot dogs from his spot.just ing shifts. • The four -to -twelve o'
off the square on Hamilton street, clock gang had just arrived ready
Goderich Police Chief, 'Fred to descend the shaft to the 1700•
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'Minshall, `stated that Goderich' foot level when the. hydro in-
citizens were c o- operative terruption 'took place.
throughout the blackoutand power Some ,of the miners who had •
failure. ,The only emergency sit- . just completed their eight a.m.
uation which arose occurred at to four p.m. shift, were fOrtun.
A meeting of about 60 inter.
ested citizens at MacKay hall
last Thursday bight heard a de.
'tailed exposition of how the local
industrial cam.'nission 'can setup
an industrial Corporation, and
through it, construct industrial
. buildings and attract industries to
the area.
The meeting had been called by
Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor of the town
and chairman of the industrial
commission which is currently
engaged in negotiations with an
automotive company which is in-
terested ih locating here if suit.
able facilities can 'be provided.
Some members of the, corn.
mission, representatives of lab.
or unions and the Goderich and
district labor council indicated
interest by attendance and taking
part in a discussion period.
Principal speaker, invited for
the purpose of explaining the
. mechanics of setting up such a
corporation and how it might be
expected to •work, •was William
Urquhart, chairman of the Mid.
cer
western . Ontario Development
Association council.
Mayor Mills stressed that in
order to obtain the industry now
negotiating, financial support
must 'be pledged immediately.
Saturday has been set as thedead.,
line. The complete text of Mr.
Urgnart's address follows;
(Cont. on page 8 Section two)
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ern part of the province.
Officials of the department of ,
agriculture and food have been
asked to make eve'f°y effort .With.
in • their powers 'to ease the pro.
blems of those who have suff-
ered damage.
Although the reeves of Tucker -
smith and Hibbert townships, site
of most of the damage; were not
immediately available for dom.
merit, , The Signal -Star was ad.
vied by -a provincial government
spokesman that the financial aid
would be handled through arelief
committee formed by representa.
The government spokesman
said ,the view is
local officials are best .qualif-
ied' to judge the, merits of each
case, and the financial aid would
be distributed on the basis of -
need, which could be assessed
, more accurately at the local
level°
In the meantime, engineers and
extension specialists lie been
asked to make available advice.
as to the feasibility of rebuild-
ing dr repairing -the several doz-
en homes and barns destroyed
or damaged in 'the tornado,
Harness Racing Enthusiasts Urge
Financial Backing By Town Funds
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The town of Goderich w44. aSka-
ed to consider puttingup 5, 00,
to be returned over a period of
years by means of a "split of the
'profits" froth harness racingand
betting here, at council- session
Thursday, , when officials of the
local racing association and ag.
ricultural society made repre-
sentations.
H. b. Jerry, was principal
spokesman for the.delegation that
AlteratiefiS bathe existing set--
up at Agricultural park would
include building of a judges' stand
on top of the grandstand,, so as
not to obscure the view of the
bkckfield and afford a better view
for the judges and the photo -f • . ish
camera at the finish line. A i
'simple "inutuel" building woul
be, required, which Mr . Jerry
thought could even be frame and
portable for economy; although
addressed council:, , • a better type would be preferable.
Our group can promote night •
harness racing here and let the Also a public address" system,
town share in its financial suit'.
rest rooms and telephone per.,
d d t the 'udges'
ess," he said, stressing that • vice would be nee e a 1
tan&
racing . is not' merely entertain-
ment, but can be considered a bus-
iness venture, arid one which em-
ploys a substantial number of
people on a part-time basis.
He said Agricultural park,
which represents certain main.
• tenance costs to" the town .at
present, could 'become a source
of revenue instead. , . . ,
Mr. Jerry cited successful on.
erations of the kind, notably at
Dresden, a small southern On.
tario community, 'Hanover and
P eterborough.
Fred Bridle, well-known to the
harness men, has offered to sup.
ervise the installation of the,
lights planned for the track.
From 30' to -40 persons would
be employed one day a week
during the racing season, he
estimated.
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The speaker estimated a cost.ot
about $25,000 and proposed that
the racing association would
reimburse the town with pay
ments from operating profits
over a term of years. As to pro.
fit possibilities, . he cited some
interesting figures from Dres.
den' and elsewhere, ' with the
mtituel"handle" reaching some.
thing' in the order of $187,000 in
19 nights of -racing in 1962.
He 'thought it might' start out
w modestly here, than increase rap-
idly in the first few years. Also
attending as part of the delega-
tion were Ralph Jewell, Colborne
township and the local "dean" of
racing, Hugh Hill.
Council deferred a decision
until later.
The Godet ich Kinsinen club was host for
the annual interclub meeting held• at the
Harbourlite Inn Monday night. Left to right
are they' presidents of the Goderich service
Y..
Road Men.
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ate enough to be on the first
lift and 'were hoisted to the sur -
electrically
by -means of the
operated cage. The remaining
members of the. eight. to -four shift
were obliged' to climb up to the
surface by way of the stairs built
into the mine, shaft. Platforms
' ' ' built-- at-- variptis-=1 eves s of the
shaft -enabled the men • to rest
periodically during their longas.
cent `to ground level.
Goderich Alexandra Marine
and General + Hospital continued
to. pro'vide medical service
throughout the periodwhenpower
was off, through the use of their
auxiliary generating equipment.1
Room temperatures were kept at
a constant „level also because
the hospital is heated by steam
pined across from .the Goderich
Manufacturing boilers, and thus
-the patients and staff suffered
no major hardships during the
blackout.
At the Ontario hospital south. of
Goderich, operations were con.
tinued by means of their
auxiliary. 'generating equipment
which provided emergency.'light
and heat to all areas of the
hospital. Dr. - Michael Conlon,
supervisor of the medical staff
atthe Ontario hospital expressed
ssed.
the feeling shared by the rest -
of the staff vthat• Goderich-area
residents were fortunate that they
didn't suffer more from the
effects of -the tornado. -
Ae•unveIiv #ICAC .
Huron county road superintend.
ents assembled in the county
council chambers of the court
house on Tuesday, April 18th,
while a representative of the On.
tario department of highways con-
ducted a seminar on municipal
road construction for the mem-
bers of the association. -
Addressing the group was
Ken Wilmot, a former Goderich
resident who ":has been employed
with the Stratford division of the
DHO`since 1953. Presently work-
ing , with the municipal roads
branch, Ken • stated that Tues-
day's seminar was the first of
its kind to be held in this part
of Western Ontario. Huron county
was chosen by the, department -of
highways 'division at Stratford for
introduction of these siminarsbe-
cause of its first 'class roads
organization at the municipal and
county, level, according to Mr.
W ilmot,
If the road seminars prove use-
ful and practical for the super.
intendents of this county, the
procedure Will be .,continued
throughout the other -five Count-
ies served by :,the Stratford div-
ision.
ivision.
clubs. Kinsmen Jinn Peters, kotar c 1tI'ank
Mills; Bob -McKinley MP; Legion, Herold
Chambers and L4ons, Jim Britnell.
(Staff pho.:,o) '
R.C. School
Scilaries Up
Ata recent meeting of the God.
erich Separate school board, sal.
ary increases averaging 25 per.
cent over last year's schedule
were granted to the teaching
• staff by members of the board,
Teaching • ' contracts for the
1967.68 year have_,pow been app.
roved by the'Goderteh Separate
school board and the present
salary schedule in effect is list.
ed as -follows:
. Standard 1: $3,500.5,400; stand.
and two; 3,900.6,100; standard
three; 4,300.6,500; standard four
4,900.7,100.
Annual increment of $200 for`
each year's teaching experience
up" to a maximum of five years
applie4 also to this year's peg.
otiatiotM's as before. Principals
are allowed $100 per classroom
in addition to their standard sal.
ary.
Teaching sisters are paid on'
•a basis of 70 percent of 'that of
• teachers' salaries, providing that
the qualifications of the teacher
from within each group are equal.
President of GoderichSeparate •
School Board, Vince Young,stat•
ed that the present mill rate of.
separate school supporters would
not be increased even if the board
was forced to use deficit 'fin.
ancing this year. ., f,,.
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