The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-11-23, Page 1nOth YEAR - PID. 47
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A 21-year.p1d Gpderich man
was killed early Saturday when
car. ae was driving smashed _. .
to a` hydro pole on Highway
about five m'.les east of town.
Leonard. Thomas Bedour, of
126• Wolfe Street, • was pro.
nounced dead at the scene by
Coroner Dr. G. Frank Mills.,
He was alone in the 1967
model car at the time of the
crash, which took place near
the intersection of Highway 8
known as Taylor's Corners.
Dr. Milts said Bedour ap.
parently died instantly. The
young man,' still in the vehicle
when the coroner arrived on
the scene, suffered multiple
head fractures- and chest in.
juries.
Bedour was driving west On
Highway 8 when his car struck
a pole on the south side of
the road.
Hydro was disrupted in the
area for more than two hours
following the crash.
Constable Ralph Penner, of
Goderich Detachment, Ontario
Provincial•Police, investigated.
Bedour was born in Goderich
in March, 1946, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Armand Bedour, 126
Wolfe Street.
He was a member of St.
Peter's Roman Catholic'
Church, and- had"*attended St.
Peter's School. He had been
a grocery clerk at Cutt's Red
and White grocery store for
five years. ,~.
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pesides his parents,
survived. by his grandfather,
Albert .,gr, of Zurich, and
grandmother Mrs. Teresa
Maloney, of Seaforth; three bro.
thers, Leroy, DonaldandDavid,
and., three ' sisters,, Linda,
Beverly and Catherine, all at
home.
The, body res'ted at Stiles
Funeral Home, Goderich until
he is
10 a.m. Tuesday, when funeral
service was held ,at St. Peter's
Roman Catholic Church. The
Rev. R. Moynahan officiated.
Pallbearers were Dennis
Lassaline, Garry Overholt,
Glen Overholt, John Schneiker,
John Manderson. • and Bob
Everett.
Interment was in Colborne
Roman Catholic Cemetery.
$222, 483 CONTRACT
DPW ToImprove Pier
_..
Major improvements are
slated for the north pier. at
Goderich Harbour in the next
few months, it was learned
last week.
Federal Public Works Min.
ister George Mcllwraith an.
nounced Thursday a $222,483
contract for improvements had
been awarded to a Tecumseh,
Ontario; -firm, Dean Construc-
tion
onstruetion Company Limited.
The .company's tender was
the lowest of six submitted, the
minister said. Highest estimate
was $250,246.
Work will consist of refacing
660 feet Of the existing timber
cribwork of the Pier with steel
sheet piling, The structure will
also be ballasted with granular
fill and a new concrete deck'
will be laid.
The project, scheduled for
completion in about 10 months,
until Delays Disc
On Police Inquiry
Discussion of a 16 -page re.
port from the Ontario Police
Commission arising froxn a,
mid-September inquiry intopol.
ice service in Croderich was
postponed to this Thursday
evening at last week's regular
meeting of town council.
Twelve recommendations for
the eight -man force covering all
aspects 'of police service were
embodied in the report by OPC
members F.E. Davis and F. J.
Taylor..
Disposition 'of the 'report,
which took almost half an hour
to be read in full 'by Mayor
G. Frank Mills, was the, major
item of business enacted by
council in a short meeting.
Centennial Award Medals, from"
the office of the Secretary of
State, Ottawa, are being sent to
Canadians in all walks of life'
for . "outstanding service to
their, country." Pictured above
admiring the silver, medal
award which each of 'them
received are, from left: Fred -
Millar, Nairn Drive, town; Miss
Mary McMillan, RR 1, Goderich,
Judge R. S. Hetherington,
Goderich; Rev. G. L. Royal,
of Knox Church, Goderichp In
lower photo, Goderich Post,.
master Albert M. Homuth, 91
•;Wellington Street, •who also
'received a Centennial medal
this week, chats with PoStOffice
employee George Buchanan,
right, who was presented with
his 25 -year. service medal by.
- "PostalOfficef3. Y. McCreath..
Mr. Buchanan, who lives at 97
Elgin Avenue, East, started his
postal employment with the
Goderich Revenue Office in Nov.
ember, 1931. Staff Photo)
will be under the .supervision
of^'J. M. Dunphy, director of
the London district of the DPW.
The department spent
$186,000 on reconstruction of
Snug Harbour earlier this year.
Councillor B, R. Robinson,
head of the harbour commis-
sion, told council at its regular
session 'yhursday evening that
the Department of Transport
had agreed verbally at a meet.
ing with town officials here' re-
cently to provide lights and
power outlets at Snug Harbour.
They will also erect gabions,
rock -filled wire retaining
cages, along the west side wall.
Councillor Robinson, whose mo•
tion to make formal application
to the tfansport department for'
the work was endorsed by coun.
cil, said the move would result
in a savings of about $8,000
to the municipality.
New Manager
At Maitland
Waverley Nelson, a 31 -year,
old Goderich native, has taken
up duties as Manager at Malt.
land Country Club.
A bachelor, Mr. Nelson at.
tended Godd'rich Public School
and Goderich District Col.
legiate Institute.
Young Cattadats 'Book , eek ' Wits observed. in
Goderich . this last week, With special displays
of books' in the children's section of the public
Library. Above, assistant iibtariaxtMiss•Myrtle
,ohnstene explains the purpose • of the annual
promotion to Susan Willis, centre, gh er
Mr. and Mrs. Bar Willis, 37 Essex,Street, and
Lynn Mansell, right, 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
P ed Mansell, 243 Quebec Street, both students
at Robertson Memorial Public School.
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•- - A motion by Reeve Bert Such.
that the report be adopted and
that council express its earth -
dente in the three-man. local
Board of Police Commissioners
and in the Police force, drew
an immediate, objection from
Councillor Walter Sheardown.
Councillor Sheardown pro.
posed an amendment to have
. the report tabled for one week
before any action was taken on
it. Councillor Ray Robinson sup.
ported Sheardown's move, tom:
menting that he found it"rather
difficult to accept the, Reeve's
attitude in moving acceptance
at this -time." •
"Adopting this reportdoesn't
give us a chance to say any.
thing except that everything is
all right. Hallelujah," he said.
Reeve Such agreed to with.
draw the portion of his motion
recommending council's tom.
..rnendation to the board and 'the.
police ,force, and the motion
to adopt the report cleared a
WAVERLEY NELSON
He has been a lineman for
the Bell Telephone Company of
Canada for nine years. He re-
turned to Goderich from Strat•
ford this summer, and lives
with "his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Glenwood Nelson, at 151 Bruce
Street.
Prior to moving to Stratford,
he worked with the telephone
company in British Columbia.
In 1956 and 1957,he worked
for Dominion Catering in Dawe
son Creek, British Columbia.
His duties as manager in.
clude bartending, organizing
banquets and receptions, and
scheduling golf tournaments and
curling bonspiels.
',Wave", who succeeds Ernie
Hayden, is an avid curler and
olf er
split council, when the Mayor'
voted in favour.
_ Councillor $heardown Indic.
ated after the session hp has
a few qualms about the report,
and expected to air them at
Thursday's meeting, but he de.
cline'd to mention any 'pextieu•
lar areas of concern until he
had a chance to study the re.
port in detail.
"I feel I'll have a few good
answers to some M it," he
commented.
The OPC inquiry was held at
the request of council and the
police board after Councillor
Sheardown raised objections toy
,a rise in the police budgetfrom
$50,000, last 'year to $67,000
this year. .Nearly all the
increase resulted from salary
DEADLINE
Entries to the Christmas Col.
During Contest,ra.dvertised in the
Signal -Star for area children
under the age of 12 must be
turned in to the sponsor of each
picture by Wedne.,, day, Novem.
ber 29 to be eligible.
Children are invited to colour
as many pictures as they wish,
but only one prize will be
awarded to each winner„
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Hospital
Administrator
Appointed
E: A. (Tim) Elliott ,of Men.
esetung Perk, has beenappoint.
ed 'as Administrator of the God._
erich. Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital, itwas announ.
ced Wednesday, by John
Scheafer, chairman of the hos.
pital's board of governors.
The appointment was made at
a regular meeting of the God.
erich hospital board when they
convened Monday night.
Board •mem Sers dealt with 75
applications submitted for the
post. The hospital had been with.
out an officially appointed
administrator since former ad.
ministrator B. L. Walzak re.
signed the position early last
month. Mr. Elliott had been ap.
pointed as acting administrator
In the meantime, pending the of.
ficial decision by the hospital
board.
Mr. Elliott was chairman of
the 1966 fund raising committee
which campaigned a year ago
to raise money for an addition
to the Goderich hospital. The
finance committee was sudcess.
ful in raising sufficient , funds
to finance the new addition at
the Goderich Hospital. It was
completed last, May at a cost
of $800,000:
boosts.
The report, Which Mayor
Mills termed "very cpmprehen.
sive", included tie following
recommendations:
* A planned program of
Training to permit•not only
recruits but other officers
to_.attend refresher courses
at the Ontario Police Col.
lege, Aylmer.
* _ An in service training
program • throughout the
year. .
* • That a yearly evaluation -
program be instituted'by the
Chief of Police and Serge.
ant. Each officer should then
be counselled on his sat.
isfactory work habits and en.
couraged to strengthen
area in Which he is weak
* A • juet firatior report
shoulut be attached to the pre! .
paratton of, the budget by the
Chief of Pgltne, xn this man,•-
Iler criticism of the budget
is often eliminated when ex.
penditures required are prc*.
perly explained.
*
A daily Activity Sheet for
each • officer be complied
showing the utilization of
man,,hours required for the
• policing of the •community.
This is an extension to the
• present one in use. -
* Officers' Memorandum
books be used to show in,
chronological order their
tour of duty activities (see
- continued on page 3
Bogus Bill Is Passed
At Post Office Here:'
A counterfeit ten -dollar bank
note was passed Tuesday to a
wicket clerk at the Goderich
Post Office,
The false bill was not det.
ected however, until after the
Post Office was, closed. Post•
master A. M: , (Mac) Homuth
detected the phony bank note -
while preparing money for a
bank deposit.
As he was counting the bills,
one of them ' felt different to
his touch. A closer examination
of the note by means of a Post
Office counterfeit bill detector
offered further proof' that it
was not genuine.
Contrasted with an authentic
ten dollar bill, the colours and
makings of the counterfeit note
appeared dull and indistinct.
Conclusive proof was found
by checking the list of coup.
terfeit serial numbers publish:
•, ed monthly by the Plast Office
-apartment. The .serial number
on the "ten spot" was listed
on the Post Office's record of
counterfeit bills.
Postmaster Homuth stated
that the phony bill would be
turned over to the local RCMP
detachment for investigation.
Goderich Police Chief Fred
Minshahl affirmed that the bill
may have been passed uninten.
tiorially ,by a local resident.
He explained however, that it
was a criminal offense to carry
or exchange counterfeit money.
If an individual suspected that
a bank note was false, he must
present it.to a chartered bank
ora police officer to have it's
verity checked.
Police Chief Minshall also
stressed that the recent appear.
ance of• one phony bank note
should be regarded as a warn.
Ing by businessmen and thai''r
ter'ed banks in town to be on •
the alert for other counterfeit
money.
Wayne Horner,- Athletic •Director.t Goderich
District Collegiate Institute is• shown adjusting
a valve controlling water temperature in the'
showers of the boys' dressing .rooms in the
newly -opened gymnasium at the collegiate. The
control system, which allows the staff to control
time and temperature from the office of the
athletic department, is. one 'of ,thespecial
features of the new gyMnasium cb lex. (Staff
Photo)
New Gym Facilities At GDCI
Open To Sfudents Monday
By Kenneth C. Bolton
Wayne Horner seemed like
a proud man as he talked en•
thusia5tically about some of the
special features of the new God.
erich District Collegiate Insti.
tute gymnasium complex, which
opened to the students Monday
for the first time.
• The GDCI Athletic Director
was quick to point out that the
100 foot by 100 foot double gym
is the largest high school gym.
nasitim floor in Ontario.
As he spoke, he activated a
switch closing the huge sliding
partition which split the spark.
Ling new building into two se-
parate athletic areas.
On both sides of the partition
basketball practices were in
session. -. girls on one side,
boys on the other
He explained that the par:
tition, when open, is ,recessed
into the equipment roam. ellm.
inating the large protrusion
which cuts floor spacein many
of the newer gymns in the pro.
vine.
• Later relaxing in his bright,'
spacious office he maintained
the same 'note of enthusiasm as
he described ' the two health
lecture rooms in q the balcony
area along the north wall, which,
he said, would permit "more
advanced health teaching."
The husky coach pointed out
that the growing emphasis in
health education is on incor.
porating health features into
general fitness. To this end he
said, the large teaching area
available in the new set-up is
highly advantageous.
He explained that the area
was large enough with the par.
tition open, to permit sprilits
required in the Illinois agility
tests, and provided excellent
accomo&tion for wrestling and
weightlifting programs.
Another. -new feature which
gains favour with the athletic
director is a control system for
regulating time and tempera.
ture of the showers in .the boys'
dressing rooms from. within the
athletic office.
This eliminates needless tar.
diness in the showers and the
inevitable "cold water fights"
which occur when the students
can regulate temperature them.
selves. •
The prognostication looked
good. With a strong coaching
staff working in comfortable
surroundings, with top gymna•
aium facilities and equipment
on hand, and with the added
incentive of bleacher capacity
for'600 spectators at all indoor
sports,' Horner's prediction of
a good future for GDCI teams
seemed a valid one.
• Galerich Little Theatres first offering of the
season, a comedy' by Philip Kincalled "On
Mondry Next" will take to the stage at McKay
Hall for a three -night run starting tide evening
at, 8:30. Shown+ during rehearsal ate ► left tO
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Itat y Jenkins as Maude Barron, Dan
YF -+J J
T i?ilinson aslJerry Winterton and ShelaghSuliy
as 'Sandra Leighton, The play is being directed
by Mike Gibbons. (Staff Photo)
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