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No stockers
The Penny Carnival was held at Judith
Gooderham Memorial Park last Friday
and the results are a credit to the park
staff that organized and put on the annual
-eve t for the children of the, town, .
he staff at the park consist of young
-people in high school or university who
are either going on in recreation pr will be
-teaching-children- in -one- way- or' another
when they start working for a living.
Without exception they have shown
themselves to be keen, dedicated young
.....,people with' a genuine interest in the
younger, people of the town. The work
they have done at the pool under
conditions that have been anything but
ideal this year has been commendable.
They have been faced with problems
throughout the season and the staff has
had more than its fair share of accidents.
Program director Diane Westbrook was
involved in a motor scooter -car accident
last month and has been on crutches
working at the pool since she was re teased
from hospital. Betty Bedard, one of the
instructors, broke an ankle in a diving
accident and was back at Work Vvithin one
week. An impetigo scare caused extra
health procedures to be put into effect
that involved scrubbing the building three
times each day.
The staff has been called upon to
check all children entering the pool to
make sure they had no sore . spots or
rashes; children were -required to have
individual towels and the baskets used to
hold the children's belongings while they
were using the pool had to °be cleaned
with disinfectant after each use.
Problems with the chlorine equipment
has kept the staff on its toes constantly
and having to fit into the testers' time
schedule also presented problems.
But despite the set -backs, the, health
' inspector for Huron County said the pool
JS the cleanest in thecounty; a local
woman who tests children in all pools
throughout the county said the Goderich
pool is far better kept than any; the cases
of impetigo that were reported in July did
not increase . in number after the health
procedures were put into effect. ,
There are still those who like to put
the pool in a bad light for reasons best
known to themselves. Statements have
been made about conditions at the pool
that can only have been made by persons
who don't know what they are talking
---about: There -is _no-seeret-of-the-'fact that; --
even members of.'council, or at Jeast .one
member of council, would like to see the
pool closed - or turned over to private
business. Somebody is always trying to
make a dollar at somebody else's expense.
If the pool. ever was turned . over to a -
private individual. to operate, there would
be no swimming instruction unless the
people of the town paid through the nose.
for it. There would be no control by the
town over conditions at the pool and a
trust would have been violated.
The pool was donated to the town by
Harry Knight in ,memory of his
granddaughter who died early in life. One
doesn't sell a memorial, at least not in a
civilized society. And to expect the donor
to maintain the pool is like expecting the
donor of a room at the hospital to keep
paying the bills for light and heat. But this
is exactly what some people seem to think
should be done.
Mr. Knight -died last year and perhaps
that end of the argument will now be
dropped.
With the first class, job 'the staff has
done at the pool this year, there is.
nobody who can say they are slackers.
They have made a contributionw.to the
town in time and effort that was above
what any staffshould be asked to do.
..They did it ,willingly and without
complaint It's too bad those around town
who have objections to the pool are tbo
blind to see this or are too bound up in
their own interests to Flet creditfall where
it is due.
The elections are coming up in a little
over one year. It would be a good time to
find out who is against what and why and
have the thing out in the -.open.
Will require effort
The Goderich Safety Council has been
formed with Coohstable Tom Fortner,
Goderich Safety Officer, as chairman and
Ron Wilton, known for his annual
participation in the Kinsmen. Safety
program, as secretary: Six other men
around town with an interest in safety
have been appointed to the council.
The aim,, of course, is to help prevent
accidents and save hives by so doing.
In recent weeks- the need for such a
program has become increasingly
apparent, both on land and on water.
It will take• a fot of effort by the
council before any results become
evident, if. they ever do,. because people
are notably apathetic when it comes to
a things they feel will never affect them.
In the newspaper business we get called
out to all kinds of accidents from minor
to fatal. One has to 'witness. the results of
a fatal accident at the Scene to have the
truth strike home that it really can
happen to anyone. It's too easy for a
person who is detached from such an
accident to think he is immune; probably
the person who dies in a car crash thinks
up to that last second it 'can't happen to
him. _
But no matter how good a driver you
are, it's usually the guy you don't see that
kills, you. While there are other drivers to
be considered, there' is always the
possibility of each one of us becoming
involved in an accident.
But accidents don't just happen, they
are made. if the Goderich Safety Council .
can show how they are made and can
show what can be done to prevent them,
AND if the people of Goderich take
notice, then the council will have served
the town like no other one before.
Safety before pleasure
"When Newspapers, Radio and. TV
predict that 105 persons will be killed on
Canada's highways this Labour Day
Weekend, it is treated somewhat like a
storm. 'It's going to come and there's
nothing we can do about it.' Highway
accidents and casualties ,are caused by
man. emphasizes R. W. Trollope,
President; - Da +nian_..__--Automobile-
Association.
.Auto isle -Association.
"A driver, a vehicle and a situation are
the ingredients. When one of the
ingredients deteriorates, the results can be
catastropic. It can't happen to you? It
will, if you don't watch your driving; if
you don't maintain you car properly; and
if you don't take precautions to avoid
situations that cause accidents.
"Put safety before pleasure," urged Mr.
Trollope. "Many of those • who put
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pleasure before safety won't be around to
enjoy their Labour Day Weekend."
"The Dominion Automobile
Association president offered the
following tips tp help make your Labour
Day trip safer:
L eave alcohol alone
A How plenty of time to arrive
B -e-ons-the.a-lert
0 bey traffic rules
U -se'your seat belts
R, est frequently
HARBOUR LIGHTS - GCDERICH
--•Photo by Ron Price
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Remember When ? ? ?
55 YEARS AGO
d Here is a man - a
Philadelphia man - who was so
long shut up in a virtual tomb
that when he emerged; into
daylight, two weeks ago, he was
.an utter stranger in a strange
world that blazed with wonders
to his unaccustomed eyes; like
Bagdad of the magicians. This •
man is Luke Dillon, who was
paroled from the Portsmouth
Penitentiary in Canada .on July,
• 12th, after fourteen years :sof
1
dungeon life for complicity in
the dynamiting of the Welland •
Canal, in Ontario, in 1900. "
Three men and one woman
are dead and more than sixty
persons are in the hospital
, wounded as the result of 'a
battalion of the ,King's Own
Scottish Borderers firing into a
mob in the streets,' of Dublin
Sunday.
A despatch early Tuesday
morning stated that the Emperor
of Germany had refused to join
a conference with Britain. Italy
and France in an effort to bring
about 'peace between . Aust*ia
and Servia.
25 YEARS AGO
Edward Wilford is another
"Huron Old Boy" who left the
- peaceful wheat' fields of that
part of the Province of Ontario
to mark a great empire by his
genius. In honor of, his sixtieth
birthday, the 'Chinese
Government has given a cheque
for 5100.000 to start a
subscription .for a memorial to
his life. He has been chief
surgeon in the United Church of
Canada mission hospital and
professor r in West China
D rive defensively
A How plenty of time to return •
Y ield right of way
"Many , heartaches will be avoided"
states Mr. Trollope, "if these Labour Day
tips are -followed -- And remember "Drive .
for Safety Sake"! •
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further recognized because of
the fact that he is the personal
physician to Madanie Chiang
Kai-shek.
10 YEARS AGO
Town officials have received
notice that they must move out
of the Town Hall before
September 7 so the building can
be torn down to make way for
the new�'feder'al buildhrg '`
'Back Yhoine`aft'e' a si'X=week
conducted tour of Europe, five
'Goderich residents found the
trip undescribably beautiful and
interesting. In: the party were
Mr. and Mrs. George G.
MacEwan, Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
'Ainslie and Mrs. K. Cutt. Among
the countries visited were
--England, Scotland, Belgium,
Austria, Germany, Switzerland,
Italy, France and Holland.
The Fashion Shoppe, owned
and operated by the late Ivan
Papernick• and Mrs. Papernick;
has been sold to' Mr. and Mrs.
- Stan Jones; of -Toronto.
Gerald O'Brien, of Forest,
wrote Town Council to enquire
whether 'it could do something
"to alleviate " the traffic
congestion and parking problem
that develops at the Goderich
beach on any warm. ' Sunday
afternoon." .
Completing a 3,700 -mile
motor trip from Whitehorse,
Yukon Territory, Mr. and Mrs.
James Whyard and family of
three children are visiting with
Mrs. Whyard's parents; Mr. and
Mrs W. E. Elliott, Arthu'r.Street.
Excellent roads were reported all
along the way in the trip from
Whitehorse to Goderich.
The 1863 Story
PART
"We would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the
forgvttett man in our local, the ordinary dues payer. He•never has
held a union office, and he likely never wilL He rarely attends a
union meeting but he does hiswork each day asking in return only
enough to support his family in security and decency with enough
left over for the odd bottle of beer. Without this ordinary worker
who only, gets his ramie in the paper when he is born, married and a
.-17euc ;-"tifere-Would-be-no-union-nor indust.ty.� ".From the history 9..f
Bluewater Lodge Numbest 1863 of ,the International Association of
Machinists' and Aerospace workers compiled for its 25th anniversary
year 1969. '
•THE FORMATIVE YEARS. The minute book of the Local
records the first meeting was held on September 27, 1944, in an
upstairs room of the Oddfellow's.Hall, now the Legion Hall. There
was a night shift on at the time and word was spread that any man
who stopped 'his machine and went tc the meeting would be fired.
Josh Thomas, plant superintendent, told them to go ahead. There
were no firings. The Grand Lodge representative, Alex Reith, talked
on what the union could ,do for the members. A union and a
bargaining committee was formed. Elected to the first bargaining .y
committee were Bros. H. Spicer, A. Dunlop, K. Allis, S. Carter and
Alex Reith. The financial secretary reported 76 members had paid
their initiation fees and seven applications for transfer from other
unions had been received.
At the next meeting, October 26, 1944, it was moved and
seconded that a 10 -minute rest period for each shift be included in
the potential contract. It was also proposed that a 48-hour work •
week with time and a half for -overtime be sought from management.
There were 80 'members and eight authorization cards giving a
working majority of 68 percent of, the men employed.
The first slate of officers for 1863 was elected November 16,
1944, with the following results: Bro. Stubbington, pres.; Bro. D.
Johnston, vice-pres.; Bro. I. Irwin, recording secretary; Bro. J. D.
Stewart, treas.; Bro. J. Scanlon, financial secretary; Bro. R. Groves,
conductor; Bro. F. Leddy, sentinel; Bros.,A. Dunlop, S. Carter and I.
Neilson, auditors; Bros. S. Helesic, A. Brown and J. Grath„ trustees.
Stan Helesic is now manager of the Goderich Credit Union and still a •
member of 1863.
The meetings, apart from the first one, were held • in the room
above the A &'P store at the corner of The Square and -North Street. •
It was heated' by a box stove which burned slabs bought from
Baechler's, dumped on the ,sidewalkoutside 'and carried up in the
arms of the arriving members.
At a meeting December 18, 1944, a motion •was' carried that a
member be appointed to notify the Officer of Health in regards to
toilets at the shop if ,they continued to overflow. It was also moved
.and seconded the present bargaining committee :be annulled and
another 'appointed in its place. The minutes don't say if the motion
was carried but at the next meeting; January 18, 1945, another a
bargaining committee ,was formed of Bros. Stubbington, Dunlop,
Laithwaite, Allis and Johnston. -
At the meeting February 15, 1945, a motion "was quickly
passed" that Bro. Clark, treasurer, be appointed to collect dues from
both the day and night shifts. Evidently they were having trouble
getting members out to union meetings. even then as Bro. Johnston
was requested to find some better method of advertising -the
meetings at the plant.
February 22, 1945, meeting: - A motion was carried that the
union oppose the proposed wage out. A motion was carried that at
the end of the second month of arrears of dues the member be i
notif , b"y nail (evidently they were still having dues trouble).
March ';1945 meeting;'- The minutes state that a meeting was
held for the purpose of hearing results of negotiation. A motion was
made that the Local continued to work a 50 -hour week subject to
government approval. The motion was carried.
- May 17, 1945, meeting;. Bro. Reith spoke on the results of the •
wage agreement. An election of officers was held to• fill vacancies.
There was.quite a turnover of officers in those days.
THE FIRST CONTRACT WAS SIGNED APRIL 12, 1945.
June 21, " 1,945, meeting: - A discussion of previous lay-offs
ensued; the first mention of lay-offs in the minutes.
September 20, 1945, meeting: - The presidency again vacant.
'Elected by acclamation was Bro. Art Wasson. The financial secretary
was instructed to deliver the books.
October 4, 1945, meeting: - A motion by S. Helesic that further
action be taken to recover the books from the former financial
secretary.
November 15, 1945, 'meeting: - Discussion on the employees "
who were dismissed and complaints heard. No definite action was • •
taken. Motion that the heating system be looked over by the shop
committee and the company personnel and that heat be put in the
back shop for the torch cutters (carried).
February 7, 1946, meeting: - Motion, carried, that• an outside'
auditor be called in. -
March 17, 1946, meeting: - Motion, carried, the auditor be sent
a note of thanks., As an afterthought a motion, carried, that be be 0
asked if -there was any fee. Motion-, carried, the deficit in. the books
be written off. Continued on page 5
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A new, refrigerated self -serve
meat department has been
installed at the A and P Store,
Goderich.
Two suspect polio cases from
the Dungannon. area have .been
admitted to Victoria Hospital;
London, according tb Dr. R. M.
Aldis, MOH for Huron County.
One is a 32 -year-old man and the
other a 17 -year-old girl. Neither
one has any paralysis and at last
reports were showing
improvements. However, the
polio symptoms required that
they be hospitalized and placed
under careful watch as . a
precautionary. measure.
ONE YEAR AGO
News of the invasion of
Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops
has raised a furor around the
world. Mations are calling in
their cabinets; heads of state are
scurrying back to their offices
around the globe and press
bulletins are being issued almost
every half hour. -
Emerson's Drug Store, one of
the oldest established drug stores
in Goderich, will close its doors
for the last time in the near
future. - -
A consistently outstanding
cup of coffee served over a
period of five years has earned
the Sky Ranch, Restaurant of
Goderich the restaurant
industry's most coveted award -
the 1968 Ebony Trophy.
Dr. G. P. A. Evans, medical
officer of health' for Huron
County, does not foresee any
epidemic -of infectious.hepatitas
in the county this year contrary
to some reports that area
residents have been receiving.
THE LION OF JUDAH
Emperor Haile Selassie of- Abyssinia has a tame lion named Tojo.
As you approach' the latter in the Palace garden, .he allows you
within -10 yards, then crouches, snarls, leaps and charges. Reason
tells you that Tojo is tame, though rumor has it that he killed a man
quite, recently. It is no fun to be charged by a lion, tame or
otherwise, especially at 9,000 feet above sea level. But this is Tojo's
little game. When he, comes to the end of his charge, he rubs his
flank against your leg, to show he was only joking. He is a fine
dignified lion, but is starting to feel his 13 years. He also suffers
-from in -growing toe nails.
IK,E ON McARTHUR
Even the placid .-Eisenhower found life on McArthur's staff
difficult. "Not only have 1 met him, madam," he replied to one of
the General's admirers. "hut 1 studied dramatics under him for five
years..."
THINGS THEY SAY
When John Lennon was seven he sent liome'a card saying: "Funs
are running low." Three-year-old Jake insists his boiler suite is a
`boiling suit.' Five-year-old Catlin's favorite dish is `stranded eggs.'
Tess, five, talking about her,baby sis'ter; asked why she spoke in
scribbles.
MODERN POETRY?
"The windows averted their glaze
As the girl
Mini -skirt riding thigh
Strode past.
SLICING UP THE MOON
The share -out of N.A.S.A. contracts from 1961 to 1968 was:
North American Rockwell $5.8 pillion; McDonnell Douglas 52.2
illion; t,rtjmann'Aireraft 51.8 billion; Boeing $1.5 billion; {general
Electric $1.0 billion; Others 59,5 billion.
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