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GODERICK SiGNAleSTAII, THURSDAY, JUNE L 1967.
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Town. counctl Members were-
foreed to eoter the cbunciloharal
ber: by a different route for last
Thursday night's meeting owing.
to the fact that the municipal
building was being, sand -blasted
at the, time of the meeting. The
front entraoce of the halt was
sealed off to prevent dtist and
traffic Pa,bsing through wnile the
sand.blasting 'operation was in
progress. Hence, visitors and
council members, were obliged to
enter the building via the rear
!entrance.'
The minutes of the last meeta
ing were read by S. H. Blake,
clerk -treasurer, and adopted.,
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MAKE • GRANT
A report of the finance com.
mittee was heard from chairman
Bill Schaefer which included r
comMendations that a grant of
$106.00 each be made to the God.
erich minor soccer league and the
Knights of Columbus as a con.
tribution towards their Victoria -
day ,fireworks project . Both
- grants were approved and it was
also resolved to send a letter
of commendation to the K of C's
for their splendid fireworks pro.
gram and accompanying events.
It was moved by Deputy -reeve
Harry Worsell, chairman of the
public works committee that re.
sidents desiring pick-up ox rub.
bish such as brush and fones
should phone the municipal office.
The town's public works truckers
would then be notified of the name
and place. Tentative arrange.
ments were made to set the last
Friday of each month as the.day
for pick-up of rubbish.
3 During the meeting, His Wor.
ship, Mayor Dr. G. F. Mills,
called upon Councillor Robinson,
chairman of the Goderich har-
bor committee, to give a report
on the .clean-up project being
• implemented around theSoug har.
bor area. ,
• The untidy and cluttered scene
at this section :of Goderich har.
bor was revealed by Councillor
Robinson at a previous meeting '
•of town council. During that se's.
sion it was resolved that some.
thing be done to remedy the
situation. •
On, Wednesday, May 31, four
members of town counail assem."
bled at Snug harbor to survey
the situation' and decide what
steps would be taken to remove
the laigiching and storage equip.
, A project •indpired by the late
Keith ("floppy") Hopkinson Over
Six years ago is nearing com.
pletion at Sky Harbour Airport
to coincide , with Canada's Ceo.,
tennial year and to preserve
histoirordWattbn in NortlfAm.
erica, uf
Gus Chisholm, prodUction man.
ager of Dearborn Steel Tubing,
and the president of the company.
. B,ob Hotton, are joiotly involved
, in restoring .a 1938 Waco custom-
biplaue to its original state when
sold new, .
Gus, ivhdo built, and flew the
popular "Btts andyieces"honie
built, is the mechanic in charge
of restoration, and Bob Hotton
is in charge of radio install.
..ation, interior design, cOlor sch.
enc', past history of the air.
craitand financing.
Gus Chisholm and Bob Hotton of Goderich have
almost completed a major restoration project
on an old Wave aircraft at the local airPort,
carrying through a favorite project of their late.
friend and widely known pilot, Keith ("Hoppy")
Hopkinson of Sky Harbour airport. The com-
p:etely rebuilt aircraft 'has been given ground
tests and in a few weeks will take to the air
again in all its original 'tglory. The history of •
the p'.ane is given in a new ,rj stor,y in this
issue of The Signal -Star.. (Staff Photo) •
"Tiger" Nephew
Visitor Here
On May, 17th, 1061, this i:flane •
was purchased in Fort Wayne,
Indiana and Gus prepared, •It
,.for flying to Canada with forty.
to* -hours of continuous work.
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..`A transport pilot from Bailie
Creek,' Mich., )3111 •iladClOckpfleW
the aircraft to Canada via Mar,
•shall and, Port Huron, Miehigan.
special permit,wasissuedfrem
the federal, a,via.tiOn agency. in
the trf ferry the plane to
Canada as the condition of the
machine left a lot to be desired.
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Driver Escapes Harm
A Port Heron resident, Arnold
E. Goodrich, accompanied by his •
wife, visited GOderich early last
week, a town in which an illust.
rious great, maternaturicle of his
had lived during the latter years
of his life, •
pening Archives Roo
Huron historical sOciety will
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complete a major project here
June 15 at 2.30 pm. when the
official opening -9f the new arc.
hives room at Huron pioneer
museum willloe held.
The new room. is situated in
the museunt 'building on Bruce.
street and a brief ribbon Cutting
ceremony will be held there, after
which the group will move along
to the Christian education build.
ing at North street Unitedrchurch
where the program will continue.
Guest of .honor for the dayll
'wi
te mit; 'Neill, curator of the mus.
eum for many years whose con-
tribution to its success has been
immense.
Guest speaker will be the well.
known CBC personality and writ.
dr, Harry J. Boyle. On the plat.
form will, be Hon. C. S. Mac,
Naughton, provincial treasurer
and M,P.P..for Huron; M.S. W.
D. Mack, past president .of the
.society ; Robert E. McKinley,
M.P. for Huron; Murray °Gaunt,
M.P.P., Huron -Bruce. Other in.
vited guests will be the mayors
of Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth,
Famed Choir
Coining Here
Exeter and Wingham; 30 pres.
idents of Huron county women's
institutes presidents of neigh.
boring historical societies; W.
E. Elliott, James Scott and per.
hap Bill Graham.
President John MeLaren has
issued a cordial welcome to all
residents of Huron county.
An interesting and enjeyable
feature of the 117ograin w!1 be
."The Treble Singers,''a. new
women's choral group diredted
by Mrs. Murray Hetherington,
with about 20. voices.
Tea and edge will be served
to what is expected to be an
audience of several hundred vis-
itors.
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• The l.ate ;KeithHopkinson flew
escort on the ferry tlight from
Port HUM' With Gus ._0°044
movie film, showing the Many
Patches on the Plan%
• STAR'S PLANE ,
The aircraft sold new in 1902
for $11,000 to MiSS LaurettaTIO
ler who was quite famous as
a broadWily star in the era. One
Of the previous owners Of the pa.
ne Was George Stone Cary, a ref',
ident of Tucson Arizona, WhehaS
been closely following' the pro.
gress : ttPe rebuild by mail,
George has a very Preininent.
'background in the fact that the
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Robt. 'Stoll
Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich, who
reside at 630 - 10th street, in
'Port Huron, Michigan, visited
The Signal -Star office on Tues.
day, May 30, wnere they revealed
their relationship to the famous`
"Tiger". .
• 'While_ at the "Signal" office,
they bought a copy of the last
will and testament made by 4r.
Goodrich's great uncle. This
legal doCilinent has itself become
famous as a literary work in
which the roma.ntic.and legendary
Dunlop reflected his courage and
eccentric humour.
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MOT HER'S .8 mE
Mr. Goodrich traces his con.
nection to the 19th century his-
torical figure who was success.
ively soldier, doctor, statesman.
and writer, •through his mother,
Anna Jane Dunlop, who was a
daughter • of Ebenezer, one of
"Tiger's" brothers, (although
not mentioned in the will).
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It was announced recen by
L.B. Graham, personnel manager
at Dominion Roads Machinery
Company, Goderich,that his com.
pany's Centennial scholarship
had been awarded to a grade 13 .
student at Goderich collegiate,
Robert The 'scholarship
provides thesuccessful applicant.'
with four years' successive,
university tuition free. .
Robert, who is the son of Mr.
And Mrs. Allan Stoll of -the Car.
low area in Colborne tcrwnship, •
has been an honor student
throughout his five years ofhigh.
school averaging' not less than
80.percent in term exams. .
ment used by owners cif the small Legion Plans' •
pleasure.craft which moor in that
' area. It was resOlVed that a truck _
trailers, cradles and ramps pre.
would be employed to load the
s-unday March
move them to the lot behind tne
town's PUC garage where they
would be stored during the sum.
mer providing the owner of same
paid a &mini' fee for this ser.'
vice. Owners of this launching
equipment have the option of rem.
oving Eind storing their equip..
ment themselves. However, their
equipment must be hauled away
within 24 hours after noticehas
been given by a sign which shall
be posted in the area of Snug
harbor within the next few days
which will advise boat owners
of these regulations.
Council discussed tne parking
and policing measures which
would be necessary in connection
with the forthcoming visitcinSun.
day, June 11, of the Confederation
caravan. It was revealed -that
local policing would not be re.
quired Owing to the fact that
the caravan was accompanied by
one or more RCMP officers. The
Confederation caravan will pro.
continued on page 7.
Goderich end area .Veterans of
World Wars One and Two are
reminded ' that National Veterans
Week will be introduced in this -
commuaity with a church Parade
scheduled for Sunday; June 11 to
Victoria ,Street United church.
Legion members are asked to
wear their berets aegtmecials.
The parade will form at 10:30
a.m. in front of the Legion hall.
During the week, a veterans'
dinner will be held at the Legion,
dining hall at 6:36 OM. on June
15. .Once .again, all veterans are
invited to attend.
Bob Marshall will be guest
speaker for the event; tickets
will be available from any Leg%
ion member, at the bar or in the
lounge.
Finally, it is stressed that one
need not be a Legion member in
order to attend any 01 the above
activities but particular emPh.
asis is placed on veterans att.
ending.
A sPecial treat has been arr.
anged for Goderich musicjovers
when the famed St. Bart's cheir
boys of. Toronto will. present a
concert at St. George's Anglican
church here at 4 p.m. Saturday
June 17, under the direction of °
• Father and son; Bryan -and
John, pe -owners of four hund.
red acres of land at Port Al-
bert wnere the World',War 11
airfield was situated, lost some
valuable harveating equipnient
through a freak but frightening
accident which occurred about a
week ago.
John Hallam, who lives at R.
R. 1, Auburn, was harvestinglast
year's crop of corn using a self..
propelled combine to which was
attached a corn picking device.
Upon reaching the south. side of
the row. where it ended .above
the Nine -mile river, an oil can
rolled 'under the brake- pedal
and stuck there:
The opee.tor attempted to re.
move it, but in the second or
two that he took his attention from
the controls, the combine travel.
led ahead to the verge of the
bank. When he straightened up,
the com/Ane was teetering on the,
brink of the gulley:John jumped
clear just as the combine toppled
over the bank and crashed 50
feet below into the river.
The harvesting equipment was
regarded as a total loss but John
Hallafn considers himself fortun.
ate to have escaped from the in.
cident unharmed.
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ACTIVE SCHOLAR
The Colborne township schol.
ar, who has actively participaced
in -community and sehool athletics
and sports, plans to enter the •
University of Waterloo -next term
in an honors mathematics course
on the bests of his high school
studies which have given him
eight credits. Besides,his high,
scholastic record, Robert has
acquired -a commendable standing .
in music .studies by advancing 9
to grade eight piano and grade
-two in music theory.
Scholarship winners at the go, 't
erich collegiate. are chosen by •
GDCI teachers who represent the
head of their department within
the high school's curricolum.
John. Seminal, head • of the, guid.
ance department, stated that in
the case of 'selecting a winner
• for the DRMCO Centennial schol."
•,,arship, the choice was a most
difficult one as committee, mem.
bers could pick Wily' one student
from the large number of worthy
The boys all, come .from the
Regent park area.of Toronto and.
the choral group .was formed
by St. Bartholomew's church^
there. The group has been active
for four years and has presented
20 concerts Since last June.
The boys have been invited
to attend Expo, but are short
of funds and hope contributions .
at the concert here will help
remedy the. deficiency. Record.
ings made by the group will be
available at the church also, and
the proceeds from these will also
swell the Expo fund.
A Toronto music critic has
said of the group:
"The 'secret is in the simpl.
icity of their singing ...and the
joythey get out of their work.
They- come hurriedly Onto the
stage, wearing teeshirts and odd
trousers. They look like young
athlete's Anv,the way to conquer
everything, and somehow or other
they manage to conver the lis.
teller".'
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This foursome ol-striMers at. the' Sift° Salt evaporator plant,
Goderich, relaxed in the shade while they Playeda game, of euchre
to put in the time while on picket duty outside the property ef
the "salt block." Members of the In ternational Chemical Workers'
Union, they walked- off their Jobs midnight of Wednesday, May •
31, to back demands for immediate wage parity with more than •
125 Siftb miners who are members of the same union, no further
meeting between company and unioh had been scheduled at
press time. (Staff Photo). •
With New York
Larry Jeffrey, a six-year NHL
veteran with Detroit and, Tor.
°onto clubs, was picked up by
Pittsburg Penguins, one of the
new hockey clubs in this year's
12. team National Hockey Lea.
gue.
In the third round of the NH),
draft 'Larry didn't rimain long
with the Penguins though, pro.
bably no longer than a feW hours
a.t Most. He switched teams the
second time' to go with the New
York Rangers, who acquired him
from the Penguins in exchange
for minor league forwards, Paul
Andrea, George Konik and Dune
MkAllum along with another play.
er to be named later.
..-Jeffrey, 26, wha_resideS in
Goderich during the off-season,
scored 11 goals with the Leafs
last season.
After Draft
The former Toronto left -win.
ger sustained a knee injury in a
semi-final •game with Chicago,
wnich put him oa the sidelines
for the rest of the Stanley Cup
hockey series.
Passes Course
Peter Itellinga, 91 Lighthouse
street, Goderich, Ontario, Can:
ada has graduated from the Fam.
ous Artists Schools of Westport,
Connecticut. Mr. Hellinga speci-
alized in commerdial art and 111.
ustration during his three-year
course with this home study
school.
•• Directing the art, courses is
.a fa.culty of_distinguished art.
ists among whom are Norman
Rockwell, Austin Briggs and
George Giusti.
George Morley
Badly Hurt
George Morley, 53, R.R. 1,
Goderich, is reported still un.
conscious in Victoria hospital,
Lendon, following a twa.car ac.
cident on Highway. -8 'west of•St. ,'-
Columban Monday. He is report.
ed suffering head„,and internal
injuries. Damage to his car was
estimated at $3,003.
Driver of the second car, Ida
Diehl of MV:chelL, was taken to°
Sea.forth commkinity hospital with
facial lacerations abrasions and
rib injuries. Damage to her car
totaled $1,250. -
The adcident was inve.etigated
by Const. Clifford Lacey of the ,
Sebringville 0?13.*
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got right ba.ek to nature this week when they with teacher Mrs. Carl ase o etoria
- -.enjoyed trips-Ao-the .Pinery, proyIncial„;:paxk—sehool.. starting:Ault „C/11,alike through bsau.
south of Grand Bend under the auSpiees, tif4 nature trails in the park. (Staff Photo)
J. M. Eddy, Pinery park naturalist, held the youngsters en.
oeie . Here is a thralled with his running commentary on the wide•..*variety of
owersi-plicrifis-and-bushes-and4heitt-pevitHaritiesf-Mrst-diss
eussion was on 'recognition of nelson ivy and how tolvoid it.
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PartlOw (in uniform) assistant ranger Mrs. D. R. Norman of Robert:soil
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visiters. • aOlogy student at the University of Guelph.
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