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I . _ ! ! i I ! 1 ! _. :. � ... ,� N� .. ,. , .� 4 ,:A THURSDAY, MARCH 2Q, 1969 $ING E COPY 12fs Sponsor" OXV*M- contests Two contests are to be sponsored by the Goderich OXFAM "Miles for Millions" committee and local merchants in an effort to • develop a 'better understanding of OXFAM and its work and Of the plight of the many millions of people throughout the world who are in need of help. The contests are open to all students grade one to grade eight and is divided into two' sections: a poste] contest and an essay contest. POSTER CONTEST: The poster contest is open to students from grade one to grade six.. The theme isto be "World Poverty" and the entrants should. depict some aspect of OXFAM and its work, should be on Bristol board ,or some similar material and be not less than 12 inches by 15 inches in size. Posters will be judged 'for neatness and creativeness. ESSAY -CONTEST: This section is open to students from grades seven and eight and should focus on the self-help and emergency, aspects of the work of OXFAM. The entries should be not more than 500 words. s Bost,h contests close on Friday, April 149. No entry form is required but all entries must contain the name, n age, grade and school attended and should be affixed to.,the entry. Mark your work OXFAM POSTER CONTEST or OXFAM ESSAY CONTEST and hand it in to the office of the Signal -Star not later than 5 p.in: on Friday, April 18. All entries become the property of the' Goderich OXFAM committee and may be used for OXFAM WALK promotion. Prizes of merchandise will be presented to the top three entrants in each catagory. Guides receive charter The 1st company, Kingsbridge Girl Guides,. received ' its charter on Thursday, March 13, in •ceremonies held at St. Joseph's School,' Kingsbridge. Miss Mary McMillen, Goderich, Huron division commissioner presented the charter and enrolled 13 Guides and -two officers during the evening. Accepting the' charter on behalf of the sponsoring St. Joseph's Catholic Women's League was . league president, Mrs. John Austin, and Mrs. Walter' Clare, Guide convener. Betty DeBruyn, captain, accepted on behalf of the company. The company will boast 34 Guides, the largest complement in Huron County, -when enrollment is completed later this year. • Each "Guide ,to be enrolled received.. a. Tenderpad pin from` dmmissioner McMillen and recited the Guide Law and Promise. Many parents were on hand for the event. Allsix patrols shared the program for the evening. The Swallows, led by Judy Moran, read the welcoming scroll,. "The Three Leaf Shamrock." Campfire was by the Canaries and Oriole patrols and Judy Tigert recited a humorous poem "There's nothing the matter with me." Piano selections and, singing followed. • The Bluebirds thanked the commissioner for attending and paid tribute to , the mothers and the CWL sponsors for their P` e1Llin' h\ serve k\b\y t � K( iler��, the Scarlet angers. \ Young Canada ' Week faces Off young Canada Hockey . Week Young. Canada Hockey Week was officially opened last Saturday when referee -in -chief Stan Stokes dropped the first'puck. Play had begun the previous evening but the opening ceremony .had been put back one day in hope of larger crowds being able to attend. Other dignitaries present for the opening were Goderich mayor Dr. G. Frank Mills, Lions club president Jim Coulter,. Young Canada Hockey Week Chairman Ken 'Dune, secretary John Lawley, Ontario Provincial Police "Commissioner Silk, Goderich Police Chief Fred Mi.nshall and originators Nip Whetstone and Guy Emerson. -staff photo. PIan special exhibition Young Canada , Hockey Week is' well Stokes, who' has Been 'referee in chief for the past 13 years. This year there are.some 60) to 70 referees giving their free time. to the tourney including nt;iny local men who donate their time throughout ‘the season to- see., that the . boys, get hockey time in. As chairman Ken Dunn put it. "It's hard to give them enough credit. They � •e their time free of charge and work all hours to. see us through the under way and the games are going off `in Fine style. Attendance in...general has been good, especially on -the first evening of the ,. tourney, Friday, March 14, and on the day • of the opening Saturday, -March 15. • The official ceremony to get the week-long tourney off to a good start was' held at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, immediately .before the Sarnia Indians made their debut. The boys had brought their own war party with them and presented a short interlude of Indian dances prior to the opening. Goderich mayor, Dr. G. Frank Mills, welcomed the young hockey players to town • and commended the' men of the Goderich Lions Club which sponsors the affair. Lions president, Jim Coulter, extended a welcome on behalf of the club and wished the teams, good luck for the week. Referee -in -chief, Stan Stokes, also" had a word of encouragement for the • boys and president Jim Courter introduced the dignitaries present • for the occasion. • Originators of the week, Nip Whetston and Guy .Emerson were there to take a bow although other -founders were unable to be present. ° Commissioner Silk of the Ontario Two exhibition -games are slated for the week, the first yesterday., \Wednesday, :\ larch Lt. Brian pow killed in air eras Lt. Brian H. Dowds of floderich, and Lt. Richard W. Blake of Windsor, Canadian ,Forces,' both 22, were killed Thursday, March 13 when their T-33 jet trainer crashed shortly after takeoff, 25 miles northeast of Canadian Forces Base, Gimli Manitoba, An armed forces spokesman said the aircraft crashed 'on ice near Hecia Island in ' the smith part of Lake Winnipeg. Gimli is on the west shore of the -lake, 51 miles north of Winnipeg. He said the pilots, botn married, were on a routine training flight.ir>i the two-seater aircraft. Cause of the crash will not be known until an investigation is conducted. Miles for Millions may mean millions ofmiles 1.600 boys who are down for the week.and schedules seem to he going eery' well. tresuIts of games up- to 'Tuesday evening are as. follos: ':Continued on Page 10 Summer School School renamed Lt. Dowdy, a son of Warrant Officer and Mrs. Albert Dowds, lived in Goderich dutring ° OTTAWA -A National Walk Day has been declared for Saturday, ,May 3rd, and many communities across Canada are planning " Miles for Millions" walks on that day to. -•,,.laid the poor and ,hungry in the world's developing countries. There are indications that as many as 500,000 Canadians may be op the march, al of them supported by sponsors who pledge to donate anywhere.from 10 cents up for each mile walked. "We're anxious to hear from all communities that want to organize walks and we can supply them with information and other help," said Elizabeth Kane, secretary of the national walk' committee, which is made up of representatives of.14' major charitable agencies in Canada working in the field of international aid. Dozens of communities have already indicated their plans for walks on May 3, although some have 'chosen other dates in the spring or even, in the fall. Local committees in each community decide whether to hold, a walk and where 'the proceeds should o. The walk in Goderich will take place on May 3. "The national committee is made up of, agencies with much experience in international aid and was formed to help the 19, between] the \\'est and East ''s. \Winnipeg, What was once called ., the Goderich local . committees, not only' in organizing •\Ianiloba and • tit: Lambert. Quebec.' Summer School. a facility owned by the walks but in putting the proceeds to work to respectively (unfortunately we had to go.to Huron -Perth Presbytery .of the [lilted do the most good," said Mrs. Kane. . press before results cif the game could he Church, has been renamed Camp Agencies represented on the National made available) and on Saturday there will' \'enesetung. Walk Committee are, in alphabetical order: be a "...really big show," when Waterloo, 'fie name change was announced at • a Canadian 'Hunger Foundation, Canadian Quebec, meets the winners of the AA series. reunion banquet for camp counsellors, Save the Children Fund, Canadian. UNICEF Minister of Public Works for Quebec, the directors and staff' held at Ontario Street . Committee, Canadian University Service • lion. Armand Ittissell and the - deputy United (church, last Friday evening. Overseas, Canadian Y.M.C.A. World Service, minister, Guy 13isssorr, will be bringing the The site on Lake Iluron, three miles `Care of Canada, Development .and Peace,. Quebec team and will be welcomed at the north- of Goderich, is used primarily for Foster Parents Plan (Canada), Operation arena by Ontario Minister of Public Works, .- residential .camping programs for boys and Crossroads Africa, Overseas Book Centre, the lion. Ray Connell., Dr. G. Frank Mills girls ages eight to 15. _ 11' is also used for Oxfam ' of Canada, UNESCO Gift Coupon ' ,will welcome them to -town. Parents Without Partners camps and other Programme, World Literacy `of Canada and. Presentations will be made before the special purposes. World .University. Service of Canada. game which is scheduled to Face off at 1:15. The 85 former camp counsellors and • The walks were started in 1967 as a Provincial Police was present as was our own The game is a good will effort on t part of staffers who' met in Clinton last week Centennial project"to focus the attention of Police Chief, Fred Minshal. Along with Ken the Goderich Lions committee. The Quebec witnessed a symbolic name changeover when Canadians on, thea needs of people in the Dunn, chairman of Young Canada Week this application was received too late to change , the Rev. 'Glen Wright of Dungannon, world's' developing countries. Last year, over year was John Lawley7, secretary for the the schedule and an exhibition was planned camping chairman; placed a ceremonial bear 200,000 Canadians toc(. Qart in walks in Photos on Page s \iuring t e week As'. mentioned,n' to enable the team to take part. claw necklace and eagle feather headgear on over 50 communities aritas,ed about $3 or Mills a artd'tl akd a` wet et\ %\l‘sii D d k th h d Joe Snider of Goderich longtime camp million ry un'nreorrs weeeea•h• on haThe walkers included' promA,' .' people,10 ere!. o e un o it **,�,,,,, �e , Guest speaker was artist, Jac t IcLaren, articularly the younger\ students welh� 'le of ,Benmiller. Mr. McLaren designed the new full distances, usually ranging anywhe , camp crest andmark which will be used on from . 30 to 40 miles. In Ottawa, for' 1 f tl e\\ w nd a YI pr le �s ''rail \billets \o the \'knthusi t and busin' s ,mann er. For the Assessment at market value to be started by province ti • \ v Hing, It \ Snide b c �i� V ' di and o , \ �` \t e ` Menesetu g signs, brochures, literature and letterheads. example, more than 1'5,000 of the estimated Mr. McLaren has researched the history of 22,000 starters covered the route. the Maitland River which the Indians calf"efi T`-" Thousands of others were involved Fin the tl�h`as"st'tTd'tezi`the legend ;•�w�lcs�---piarrni"ng---aid-ergari;'r�i�ig; ma�r�i-n Meueseti rrg"h Ali property in Ontario will be assessed at the 964 Ontario._ u ieip 1't' owner would pay that much more than his checkpoints, giving first aid ,and p LT. BRIAN H. DOWDS the five years his father was stationed at Canadian Forces Base Clinton. He married the former Alison Ryan of Goderich, and was the'father of a year old daughter,' Carolyn. He was noted for his athletic ability. He was was captain of The Goderich District llegiate Institute Vikings senior football m in 1963-6.4-65; he was captain of the GDCI senior basketball" team in 196-3 and 1964 and was named "Athlete of the Year" in 1964. He was president , of the Boys Athletic Association ' at GDCI in 1964, and was the first GDCI athlete to sign a professional football contract with the Ottawa Roughriders in 1965. Sui�v'lv.ing with his immediate family are two brothers, Kenneth, Toronto, . and Christopher, Esquimalt B.C.; three sisters, Matireen, Winnipeg, Sandra, Vancouver, Sheila, Esquimalt, B`C. ' ' - A joint memorial service was conducted by Capt. Hilton, Anglican padre and Capt. Savoie, ,R.oman Catholic padreat Gimli on Saturday, March 15. The funeral service was held at Knox Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. on Tuesday March 18. The Rev. G. L. Royal officiated, assisted by Capt. Donald Hilton, and the Rev.'Leonard Warr:• Interment was in Maitland Cemetery. Pallbearer's were warrant officers A. H. Abbott; M. R. Fulfon; W. T.' Green; M. M. L'egros; R. S. Faulkner and S. A. Porter. Flowerbearers were Wayne Horner, }aid Worthy, David Smith, Steve Snell, Robert Baechlei and -Ray Donnelly. To present pumper to Sh riners Tie town Thursday •'night decided to donate a 1923 pumper unit from its' fire department to the Bluewater chapter of the shriners. Dr., G. Frank Mills, mayor, had been asked by council March 6 to find a home for \\\,the ag sg\pu> per which\w2 takikig up ee`\\ In the town' fir Mall. The te\tvn fi iic�e committee' is at pr�e\ nt considering. spending $40 thousand to $50 thousand for a new fire 'truck. ' 'In other council news, town clerk -treasurer was appointed buildine • inspector to replace former assessor building. g—inspector '-°Ed Jessop--'who -left the town's-' erforming market value by 1875 as the cornerstone of assessing at 50 per cent of market value and fair share of taxes. many other duties. employ when' -.....tine r_. county ,took over assessment at the beginning of the year. • m ni i a r res were and lore of the Indians in this area. ° Further, Mr. McKeough said there was Photo on Page 10 "a complete overhaul ., the 'municipal 868 were asses$rng at below 40,per cent." g - , system," Mpnicipal Affairs Minister Darcy These procedures were described by the proof of "discriminatrion against apartments, McKeough said March 11. Ontario ommittee on Taxation (the midi' . . " - 77 Plans to- change -assessment from a 1�uthorities in the tax field have censured greater when municipalities did not carry t • o _____-38/20- to bring their figures up Blue 114,..12,7:pter OES held d to' 'date. Many communities have not been its meWednesday, I:..„ s s w_t`c `2e ut..rra�ore-,y ,a. - ...-._, K as. wic Hall „, acc ifi"on Ion` e� pro'1j'i`'ems a neq aTi't `' W St, when rs.' and differing standards, there was "a natural Rosemond ° Garrett Clinton tendency of .some councils_ to give a low district deputy grand matron priority -to the assessment function." paid her official visit. It was impossible for Provincial grants to be fully fair when differences in assessment standards distorted the comparison between municipalities, Mr. McKeough said. The new system of assessment will be administered by the Municipal Affairs Department in a two-tiered structure. There -willbtr....3�: tflnal- _assesstnenL units., th �� Karen -Y I'ide.�sveal� �tilrs. Laura boundaries subject, to adjustment in order to Steward, Mr. Charles Steward, match those of regional governments. These Mrs.Gladys Doherty and Mr. regions in turn wall be grouped under the William Doherty. assessment directors of seven large areas. . . The present Assessment Branch of the Business was discussed in the Municipal Affairs. Department will be usual manner. It was planned to expanded into a Division. It will give overall hold an auction sale in June, a direction and wirl handle service functions, garden tea in July and a Cooking such as education and the improvement of School ' in September. The valuation techniques, h meeting closed in regplar form. The Province will assume the Visitors were from - Forest, administration of assessment in Northern London, Mitchell, Seaforth, Ontario on July 1, 1969, with the exception Clinton, Blyth and Exeter. of the districts, of Kenora, Rainy River and Sudbury and the,aities of Sault Ste. Marie After the meeting a lunch was and Fort William. The remainder of the served by Mrs. Carlton Worsell —Pipvtrr -will -•come under—Pravineial -acrd-her °lunch-°�committ ,-T-he-.----...�s. rurisdietion for the assessment function on table centre was won by Mrs. January 1, 1970. Nettie Clark, Blyth. presents C e ue Committee) asgross underassessment These common inequalities became P municipal function to full Provincial control this practice because it makes it difficult t wexe annmunced March 4.. --in. the Budget spot inequalities and ipcopsistencies, an The meeting •opened in regular form, with. Mrs. Dorothy Tideswell, as Worthy matron and patron. „Five new members were welcomed into the. order, Miss to hospital P g C S stores and industrial premises Present $500 cheque The Order of tile Eastern Star presented a cheque for $500 Alexandra Marine and General Hospital last week to be used for the purchase of croupettes for the children's ward. Leff to right are E. A. Elliott, hospital administrator; Mrs. H. Lassaline, head vy11113L.used; Mrs. H. Tideswell, worthy Matron; Harry Tideswell,. worthy patron, and rs. Blacker:staff supervisor. -Staff photo. - •