The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-07-03, Page 1k.
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Rabies
on rise
Dr. G. P. A. Evans, medical
officer of health, told Hurons ,
County Council last Friday that
incidence of rabies is on the rise
• here. He said that rabies was
identified positively in seven
• animals in May of this year.
• There was only one case
identified positively the same'
month last year.
The' medical officer urged
that a dog bylaw to control stray
animals be considered by council
• as an initial step 'toward curbing"
rabies. •
it
fr
Coun
to pay.
more for
MODA
oyal Hotel fire leases
eight residents homeless
Eight occupants of the Royal
Hotel, Hamilton Street, were
made homeless, Tuesday July 1�
when a fire of undetermined
origin badly damaged the
interior of the hotel. •
4- Goderich Fire Department
answered the call at 10:20 pm.'
after children passing by the
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
The Huron County Council
last Friday decided soni'ewhat
reluctantly to pay the
Midwest -ern Ontario
Development. Association a 1969
membership fee of $5,445 rather
• than $5,000 as originally agreed.
MODA experienced financial
difficulties in recent years and
requires the extra funds from all
members to pay off its debts; it
was explained.
In the report to council it was.
said that "the Provi<nee of
Ontario has more or less taken
over the operation df MODA for
1969 and has agreed to meet all.
financial obligations. In the
meantime, however, there are
outstanding 1968. debts which
must be shared by :,the
participating municipalities."
Huron MODA representatives
are Warden James Hayter, Roy
Pattison, A. D. ` Smith, Mervyn
Cudmore and Charles 'Thomas.
Rent trailer
for tourist
information
Goderich will not use, the
tourist office in the new Sunoco
station at Victoria Street and
• Elgin Avenue this year even if it
is completed.
Former Goderich Reeve, H.
.B. Such, now a member of the
tourist committee„, informed
council Thursday night the
committee had rented a trailer at
$90 per month because the
premises in the new service
station were not ready. He said
the committee had received
several promises of a -completion
fi -date which had consistently .
been put back by the Sun Oil
Co., who ' are building the
station, and said the committee
felt the tourist season was
getting too far advanced to let it
go any further.
He said the trailer had been
rented and placed on the• site it
occupied last year at the
Supertest station in the same
area - and an additional staff
member had been hired to run
it.
Asked by council who the
new staff member was, Mr. Such
said it was Karen Such.
He was- asked if the neW
premises would be occupied
when ready and replied the
committee did not feel the
trouble and expense of moving
telephones etc. would be
warranted for the short time
there would be left to the tourist
season-.
The new building will be
available later this month but
at under the agreement with the
town, rent will monly be paid
while the building is occupied:
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Welfare
discussion
cut short
By Shirley J. Keller
The establishment of a Huron
County welfare unit was
scheduled for discussion at
Friday's session of cotinty
council in • Goderich but
councillors were cut -short by the
lateness of the hour at ,the end
of a lengthy sitting,
It is expected the matter 'Will
be reviewed by the executive
committee which will prepare a
recommendation in time for the
September meeting.
Amongsome points made
briefl riday, it Was learned
that 60 percent of the costs of
administration will be borne by
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Residents of the Royal Hotel on Hamilton street were made homeless after.the building was badly
damaged by fire late Tuesday night. The alarm was turned in about 10:20 p.m. by a resident.
Volunteer firemen from the Goderich Fire Department located the fire" inside a wa,I toward the rear
of the building and an apparent second outbreak was discovered in the west wall of the building a
short while later. Fire Chief-Ted"Bissett, climbs a ladder to investigate the cause -of smoke corning -
,from a ventilator while members 'of the department play a hose onto the side of the building to
contain the blaze. No estimate of damage Was available at press time, but Goderich Police Department
and an officer from the Ontario firemarshall's office are continuing to investigate. -Staff Photo.
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Two critically injured
in one -car accident
Two Goderich youths
remained in critical condition in
a London hospital yesterday and
. a .third was listed in satisfactory
condition at a second hospital as
a, result of a one -car accident last
Sunday morning on Kitchigami
Road in Goderich Township,
about four " miles east of
Highway 21.
Daniel Baker, 17, of 262
Regent Street, 'Goderich, is in
the intensive care unit at St.
Joseph's Hospital with severe
internal injuries. His chest was
pierced by a tree limb and he
had -not- ...
recovered consciousness
by noon Wednesday. 'tithe same
intensive care unit is John
Harrison, 17; df 104 Victoria
Street. He has a broken"back and
internal injuries. Wayne Draper,
also 17, In
205 Britannia Road,
remains in satisfactory condition
in Victoria Hospital, London,
with a broken jaw and facial
cuts.
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A fourth occupant of the car,
Kevin Rumig, 273 Huron Road,
was uninjured and walked more
than a mile to a farm to summon
help.
.Ontario Provincial Police
from the Goderich detachment
reported the accident happened
at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday
when'. the car in which the
youths were travelling left the
road, dropped down a 15 -foot
bank and struck a tree.
Three doctors were called to
the scene and the injured were
taken directly to hospitals in
London.
Spring. Flower Show held
at North Street United
The annual Spring Flower
Show of the Goderich
Horticultural Society ,was held at
North Street United Church hall
on Saturday, June 28.
It had been glorious weather
- grey skies, rain, mud, ' cold.
Magnificent weather - for those
who hate gardening!
Mild panic was setting in - a
flower show was coming close
and there were NO flowers.
Luckily, .Maw Nature got a last
minute ' change of heart and
bestowed three sunny days upon
the . gardens. Enough flowers
were enticed open to make the
flower show a feasibility after all
- a small show, yes, ,but one
with ' quite high quality in its -
entries. If you can't have
• quantity, quality certainly
makes up for it.
Mrs. C. H. Epps of Clinton
judged the 148 entries. The
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Patricia Wilkin, daughter of Mrs. Betty •'Wilkin, Blake street
received a letter of introduction from Dr. G. F. Mills;° mayor, to
the • mayor of a Newfoundland town where she will spend two
weeks this month. Miss Wilkin was selected to represent GDCI
and, Goderich on the Young Voyageur program. She will leave for
St. Johns Newfoundland on July 15 and Will return July 30. On
the return trip she will visit Ottawa. Miss ,Wilkin was at the
Thursday night meeting of council last week to receive the letter
and council's congratulations for being chosen. She was selected
for her school activities and interest in public affairs. -Staff
Photo.
show was convened by
president, Mrs. E. H. Jessop.
The following were the
winners. •
' CUT FLOWERS
1. Aquilegia (three sprays),
Mrs.. E. H. Jessop, Wendy
Hoernig, Mrs. S. Argyle; 2.
Canterbury Bells (one' stem),
Edwina McKee; 3. Delphinium
(any ^ color), Jean McKee; 4.
Delphinium (white, one spike),
Jean ° McKee; 5. Delphinium
(same or mixed colors, three
spikes), Jean McKee; 6. Dianthus
(five stems), Jean McKee, Wendy
Hoernig; 7. Foxglove (one
spike), Wendy Hoernig, Dewar
==Norman; ,8. Daylily, no entries;
9 Iris (one stem), BeryLHarper,
Mrs: Argyle, Mrs. J. H.
Johnstone; 10. Lily, any true
lily, no entries; 11. Peony (one
color, one bloom), Mrs. M.
Mathers, Mrs. Menzies, Beryl
Harper; 12. Peony (mixed
colors, three blooms), Dewar
Norman, Mrs. Argyle, Beryl
Harper; 13. Pyrethrum (Painted
Daisy, three blooms), Mrs.
Argyle, Dtwar Nbrman, Wendy
Hoernig; 14. Shasta Daisy, single
(five blooms), no entries; 15.
Shasta Daisy, double (five
blooms), Mrs. Pridham, Jean
McKee; 16. Sweet William (on
color, three stems), iM
Pridham, Wendy Hoernig; 17.
Sweet William .(mixed colors,
three stems), Mrs, Pridham,
Wendy Hoernig; 18, Pansy
(without foliage, one bloom),
Mrs. Turton, Mrs. Gilbert, Dewar
Norman; 19. Pansy (with foliage
attached, "five stems), Mrs.
Gilbert; 20. Viola (with foliage
attached, five stems), Mrs.
Menzies, Edwina McKee; 21.
Any flowering shrub or tree (not
over 30", one branch), Mrs.
Menzies, Mrs. Argyle, Jean
McKee.
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Raceway
The 1969 racing season
opened at Goderich Raceway
Tuesday night with the largest
crowd ever. Some 1,551 patrons
were, on' hand for the 10 race
card and spent $2,284 at the
mutual windows
Raceway officials were
caught off guard by the large
crowd and programs ran out
early.
Horses. finishing in the money
were as follows: First race:
Speedy Tempo, $3.70, $3.10,
$3.10; Little Paddy, $7.80,
$4.40; Virginia. Dundee, $5.60.
Second race: Miss Betty Atom,
$2.50, $1.70, $2.60; Kathy
Kidd, $13.00, $4.90; Angus
Mac, $3.30. The first daily
double paid $7.80. Third race:
•
.hotel noticed smoke coming
from the building.
Spectators assisted Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Landau, the hotel
owners, in moving most of the
furniture from the burning
building. Bye a.m. the fire was
under contrl and the safety
island at, corners of Victoria
oens -
Oxford Danny, $4.30, $2.70;
Dwac, $3.30. Last race, Mopes
Pride, $3.80, $3.00, $2.10; Kim
Brook, $2.80. $.2.20; Foxie G.
Lee, $2.20. Quinella paid $7.10.
No change
in Godericl
Mfg. strike
There has been no change in
the strike at Goderich
Manufacturing Company this
Week according to union and,
company spokesmen.
Members of the International
Union of Operating Engineers
local 772 w,enton strike June 23
and Hamilton Streets resembled
a gypsy encampment.
An extensive investigation
was conducted Wednesday July,
2, by . Fred MinshaU, Chief of
Goder ieh Police; Robert
Kaufman. of the Ontario Fire
Marshal's Office, Loddon, and
Lyle Pinkney, Insurance
Adjustor.
Mr. Kaufman said he , was
unable to give arty indication as
to the origin of the fire yet, Lyle
Pinkney said it is impossible "to
estimate the structural damage
in an old building such as this, I
wouldn't even hazard a° guess."
best attendance
Best time of the day was • A new inovation at the track
turned in by Omaha in the ninth this year has been the addition
who hit the wire in 2:12. She is of a lead pony to bring the pony
owned by Milford Lester of
Forest and was trained and onto the track. The pony is
driven by Mr. Lester. Sandford Golden Highrise.
Sift�.w�rker5
will strike
on July 6
Workers at the Sifto Salt
Company's Fine Salt Division
will , strike July 6 unless
agreement over wages is reached
Glen Axworthy, $5.70, $2,60, • for higher wages. Members 6f nth the plant management.
$2.50; Deep Run Sugar, $2.60, the United Brotherhood of
$2.40; Lyn Adyn, $3.00,. Carpenters and Joiners of
Fourth: Wayne Express, $6.60, America, local 3054 who had
$2.80, $2.30; Miss Janice Who, refused to cross the strikers'
$3.10, $2.70; Lazy Wall, $2.20. picket line were given special
The .Quinella paid $20.50. Fifth passes to, return to work last
race: Misti Philrick, $4.00, Thursday, but no agreement has
$5.00, $2.80; Excel Mac, been reached with regard to the
$10.00, $3.10; Dapper G, $3.20. ` five -member strikers' request for
Sixth: Miss Dyna -Mite, $11.10, higher pay.
$6.40, $5.40; Chipwood, $8.70, The Union is asking for an
$4.50; Blue . Glenn, $4.50, average of $3 per hour. The members
Seventh: North Bay, $4.80, company has offered $2.57. ` the mine
$2.70, $2.10; Green Way A union spokesman said this The t
Grattan, $2.80, $2.20; Pauline week the men probably would contracts
Bars, $2.40. The second daily return to work if they were paid $2
double paid $17.90. Eighth:-- given the same pay for a 40 hour compan
Glenaton Brook, $2.70; $2.30, week as they have been getting cents in
$2.10; Express Council, $2.90, for a 44 hour week, but no talks their p
$2:30; Tildas Lad, $2.20. Ninth: have been held between union 1970. •
Omaha, $11.10, $3.40,, $2.80; and management yet. - Mine workers receive $2.90
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The workers, members of the
International Chemical Workers
Union, local 682, voted 38-1 last
week in favor of strike action.
.The union is • seeking wage
parity with; warehouse workers
at the Sifto Salt mine.
Union spokesman `Ro rt
Stewart said the 44 tr>Ilion
members in the fine -salt division
do the same type of work as
of the same union in
division.
wo groups have separate
. Fine -salt " workers are
.56 an hour and the
y has offered an extra 60
three steps, bringing
ay to $3.16 by December,
now, with a scheduled increase
to $3.06 in August. But, said Mr.
Stewart, their contract, expires
next March, before the company
offer would bring the fine -salt
workers up to parity. The
fine -salt workers also want a
one-year contract expiring next
May, two months after the -
. mine -workers' contract.
The fine -salt division also
employs 14 members of the
International Union of
Operating Engineers, who, we
under a two-year contract and
not involved in the current
dispute.
Two years ago, the fine -salt
chemical workers staged a
seven -week strike over the sa"ine
issue and won parity,but only
temp . r rily, said Mr. Stewart.
An Boutilier, fine -salt
manager, said this week a
meeting had been arranged for
July 9.
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Goderich Little Theatre held its annual banquet on Wednesday,
June 25, at the Pizza Patio. Officers for the 1969-70 season were
installed during the evening. Left to right are, back row: Frank
Bissett, corresponding secretary; Marg McFie, treasurer; Mrs. Rita
Ross, secretary; Mrs. Ruth Leonard, second vice-president; and
LittleL .,ea- re-toId _ ef
A call for help 'from drama
groups in Western Ontario will
be answered by the Western
Ontario Drama League, league
president Bruce Sully said June
25.
Speaking at the annual
banquet of the Goderich Little
Theatre, Mr. Sully . said a new
group had been formed within
the league to help little theatre
companies who are having
trouble. .
Personnel experienced' in
Little Theatre will be made
available to drama groups to
help with everything except
acting, Mr. Sully said. There is a
serious lack of directbrs for
Little Theatre and the project
has been set up to help
overcome the problem.
He said cost to the groups
would be minimal, perhaps
$100.
Recently returned from the
Dominion Drama Festival, Mr.
Sully told the local theatrical
group of some of his experiences
during his trip., He said the
shows, were "all avant garde -
new theatre - Which I, must
admit wasn't exactly my bag,
It's something we must have but
it didn't really come off," he
said. .
Speaking on the role of
community theatre, Mr. Sully
described ie as an outlet and a
form of .recreation.
"It doesn't matter what you
do, whether it's paint sets, drive
nails, act, present playe...it gives
a sense of personal' satisfaction.
"Little Theatre can help
people," he said describing how
stammerers have been helped
and people have developed poise
and gained friends through Little
Thehtre work.
He spoke of the
responsibilities of -Little Theatre
groups choosing school drama
groups as an example of people
in Little Theatre that could be
helped.
"There is no one more
enthused than these high school
drama groups and if we can help
with their techniques; help them
develop poise; , help with
' Glen Lodge, first vice-president. Front row: Mrs. D. Campbell,
honorary president; Bill Colchrane; president; and Murray Jenkins,
immediate past president. Absent when photo was taken was
Brian Markson, third vice-presjdent. - staff photo.
program
expression; sets - there are so
many ways we can help...we
have met ' \one of ottr
responsibilities."
Child drama groups .was
another topic that, Mr. Sully
stressed was an .important facet
of theatre coming into its own.
He asked the local theatre group
"...wlat better way is there t0
teach young children about
history...geography...than ' have
them act out the parts?" He said
there were few such groups yet
but forecast many mare for fhe
future.
He urged the local group not
to settle for mediocre
performances "...which sign the
death knell of Little Theatre
groups."
Mr. Sully spoke of the work
the Western Ontario Drama
League was doing and
introduced the members of GLT
to the new program that would
help build up the supply of
directors in the province.
He urged the group to take
part in one act festivals or have
their ownfestival and to take
part in three act festivals.
"Participate," he said. "Little
Theatre is not a one way street.
You must have enthusiasm." He
said size means nothing, noting
Goderich had put on better
productions than companies
with much more elaborate
facilities and had "„II! lot ,of
talent here."
NEW OFFICERS
Bill Cochrane hasbeenthtmed
president for the 1969-70 season
succeeding Maurice Jenkins.
Mrs. D. Campbell is honorary
president and other officers are
Glen Lodge, lst vice-president;
Mrs.' Ruth Leonard, 2nd
vice-president; Brian Markson,
3rd vice-president; Mrs. Rita
Ross, secretary; Marg McFie,
treasurer and Frank Bissett,
corresponding secretary.
The group's representatives to
the Western. Ontario Drama
League are Bill Cochrane, Mrs.
W. Cochrane, Betty Etue and
Brian Sully who is in his second
year as WODL :presidents