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When a 12 -year-old . who
weighs 'in at 75 pounds and is
just, about 4'11," `tall hooks a
:-, northern ,pike that measures `41
inches from nose to tail and
weighs 14 pounds, you can bet
the two will have quite a tussle.
Richard Stephens, son of Mr. _
and Mrs. William Stephens, 241
South Street, found out the
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_:Ricky: dwho: says .,fishing:
"...best
hobby,_".vvas using a
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spoon from the wall near the tip
of Indian islandat about p.m.
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The Duron -Perth , Separate School Board
annotinced Monday night that negotiations
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with the teachers had' been „ concluded.
Trustee James Morris, chairman 'of the
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SOME Witt! This beauty ark a rri irth�tm pllka enear.uried 41 from nam to toll and
tipped the scales at 14 .pounds Monday evening after it was hauled ashore from the-
a Maitland River by 12 year old Richard Stephens. of 241 South. Street.- Ricky, on the right,
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• = is the son of Mr, and Mrs: William Stephens. With him is close friend Russell Stoddart, 11F. of 248 Cameron Street. Both boys are ',grade 7 students at Roberston Memorial.Public
School and fishing is Ricky's "....best hobby." Last fall he landed a 16 pound cohoe
Ex salmon not far from where he pulled this one out, He was fishing from the wall of the
river near the tip of Indian' Island and took the pike on a 'spoon. It wrecked his landing
net!. (staff photo)
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Personnel and ' Salary Negotiating
Committee, reported a teachers' pay increase
pf 9.5 percent over last year's agreement.,
The salaries for 1970 will total .$915,266 as
compared to -$$.37,614 in 1959: contract.
This will mean an increase cat 'x`;00 •tb each
teacher across the whole salary sch
The new salary schedule: Level 1, $5,300
to $7,100 'in six years; Level 2, $5,800 ' tai
$8f200 iii: eight -years;- Level 3, 300 to
$9,850 in 10 years; Level. 4, $7,00010
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workappro ve 10 00 in 7 2 ea Level 5 7 400 tQ
$ ,6 y rs, , $ ,
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$11,000 in 12 years; Level 6, $8,000 to
$11,600 in 12 years.; Level '7, $8,60(F to
V O ' ion un r VIO $1.2,200 in ' years.
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Some of ..the other `provisions which are
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changed from last year's agreement include:
Goderich Council learned last week the
Ontario. Municipal Board has approved
expenditures of up to $150,000 for
renovation work at the arena.
A letter from the OMB advised council of
the decision which is subject to the
necessary bylaws being passed.
Council, acting on the recommendations
of the Goderich Recreation and Community
Centre Board April 30. turned"` down all
tenders on the work when it was found costs
of one part Of the proposed three part.
project were , much higher than estimated.
The , recreation board suggested Donald
Snider of Snider Huget and March,
architects, be allowed to negotiate with ,John
Refflinghaus of Refflinghaus Construction
Company -Goderich-,on, .,the ..remaining .two
pmts. f theAmeirk.. effiinghaus. a vas .thelow
bulk bidder on the original project. Principalsallowance increased to $375 per
The company has already agreed to do the , classroom, up $75; the Board will pay, 66
work of replacing the ice surface and seating • percent of hospital and medical insurance
deck and the adjacent areas, together -with a *here it formerly paid 50. percent; travel
new entrance at a cost of $132.825. allowance for teachers when authorized will
Additional funds would be spent on be 14 cents per mile, previously it was 10
architects fees and contingency
requirements. • .
Architect Don Snider said this ,week the
contract date was set for May 13 ' with 10
weeks required for completion. It is hoped
the new floor will be finished in time for the
cents.
In summing up his report Mr. Morris
commented the a negotiations • had gone
smoothly.
In other business the -Board engaged,
Edward Rowland, 36, Dublin", as assessment
officer and co-ordinator of 'plant
arena to open for roller skating early in maintenance at a -salary of $8,500 which is
August. The recreation board is attempting to be increased to $9,000 at the end of six
to make other arrangements for roller .months, with mileage at the rate of 14 cents
skaters' until then. r per mile. There were 28 applicants for the
• The work -will mow .consist -33.Lreplacing --position, _Jack .Lane,.,Busines&A.dministrator,
__the. existing ice nrface,,.boards,:seatindeck; - :-/' pa d• '. w4, °: •
. e freezing pipes, ice pit, and allietreiquiprrrerit: `The- Bourri-ateepted ihe-retomm'endation-
A room .,for an ice conditioning machine will of John Vintar, Superintendent o
be added and the new boards will provide Education, that Gary J. Birmingham,
easier access to the floor surface, whether London, be engaged as principal of St.
• for roller skating or -ice skating' and hockey. Aloysius School, Stratford, to replace Sister
Thenew entranceway will -be at the centre •A-nacleta who resigned. .
. of the building with a major portion of the
inside work- completed .last year. Also.
Kyles, Kyles and Garratt; Stratford,
completed last year were new washrooms, architects, are to' be c%ntacted to have
better concession stand facilities and new. someone from the 'firm check , on ;he
•.offices and skate room: f condition of the roof of St. James Separate
• The expansion, of the auditorium will not •ho of in Saofh ort andon the roof of St.
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now take place although stairs leading to it Aloysius in Stratford'and on the windows of
Petition. for
when they oversize pike struck. -
With ' the . "ai-aid-of. close" friend.-
Russell Stoddart, 13, of 248
Cameron:- Street, the pike was
brou_ ght ashore; but not before •it. '
had wrecked Ricky's ' landing
net. Now in addition to trying to
raise ,funds to. have the fish
mounted, he has to buy another
net. The price of success! ,
It will, cost a little ,--$;5
under0
to have the fish mounted, and'
Ricky knows the prides. ' of
mounting. Last -fall he.landed;a
16 pound cohoe that now hangs
in the Stephens living room.
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factory
'ceafl!IU$Jp Awill be remodelled to fit in with the changes g Ste. Marie School at St. Jose hand make a
Goderich council. last week received , a on the ground floor: Provisions will be made p '
report .on • repairs. necessary and the
▪ petition from 13 residents of the area near now. in ,,case work . of enlarging the approximate cost for the next' Board
the former organ factory requesting council auditorium is approved at a later date. ' meeting on May 2'5. .
take a action to have the site cleaned up. .
The petition stated "the foundation ' Z
asstill at tnlewas an ye rt h -'H r
dormer Go c o
E. sore.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephens believe ' = Deputy reeve Walter Sheardown suggested. -
Ricky should earn as much as he = investigate t council inv g he complaint as he had - '1
can toward the cost of mounting I
his prize, but will help him out if
he gets stuck.
Meanwhile, Ricky is going
into business selling bait, of`
course. Who • wouldn't, when N.
your favorite sport is fishing?
Anyone for dew worms?
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Deputy Reeve Walter Sheardown and
Coun. Reg Jewell last week suggested
council acted too quickly in warning M & W
Motors, .East Street, to clean up its property
or be refused renewal o"`:the firm's business
licence.
Council acted the previous week following
a report from Coun. Frank Walkom,
chairman of the town's special committee.
_ Coun. Walkom visited the property due to
complaints and later told council the place -
was a disgrace. The deputy reeve said he had
Fireworks Monday
The Victoria Day Fireworks fireworks.
The ,softball league set up the first
games of the season to coincide with
the fireworks display. .
It should be a "really big show," so
get the kids out Monday evening and
let them have 'thetimeof their lives.
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Display of the Goderich Kinsmen
Club will be held Monday evening,
May 18, commencing at dusk.
The club has sponsored the display
this 'year as a safety feature and raised
funds through a door to door canvass
in tower.--
The display will ' be commercially
prepared and will be under the control-
of
ontrolof the Goderich Fire Department.
Prior to the display the Goderich
Industrial Softball I„eague Will stage
two games with the first starting at
6:30 p.nrl.
It is hoped the people who will be
going down for the display will go
early -anal let the .children see soft,
good softball before seeing some good
Blood 'Clinic
MAY. 20'
The annual Spring Blood Donors Clinic of
the Canadian Red Cross Society will be held
in the hall of Knox Presbyterian Church on
Wednesday, May 20. (The date on the ad in
the second section• is wrong. It has 'been
corrected In this section.)
A 'new idea will be used this time -in an
attempt to increase donations' --a donors are
being asked to bring a friend.
The clinic 'hourrs will be from 2 -p.m. to
5:80 p.m. and from 1 p.m. until '9 p.m. with
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certain speeif ied ' tunes during the,day. Five
...bilis Will 6 --.be 'passedand you Can only
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visited the site himself and felt council was
too quick In making its decision.
"I don't think it was quite as bad as
Councillor Walkom painted it," he said.
"The parts of cars were neatly•piled up and
the,cars,they were working on Were all lined
up. I don't think it was quite fair that they
should have had the publicity against them."
Coun. Walkom commented he did not
expect all 'members of council to agree with
him and pointed out it was estimated there
was 30 tons of steel piled behind the
building.
Coun. Jewell said he had been to the firm
the previous week and said he felt council
was too hasty.
"The, woman who complained ' doesn't
abutt the property at, all. Her kids were
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Nihe-year-old Lynda McIntyre, 239
Eldon Street, gave her mother, Mrs.
Norman McIntyre, a most " unusual
Mother's Day gift this year ... and both
Mother . and daughter are still just a
little bit starry-eyed from it all
Lynda was the winner of an art
contest Draw Your Mother,, For"
Mother's Day" sponsored by, Eaton's
of London. When the store called last
Tuesday with the good news that
Lynda's-drawing had been selected the
best in the class for youngsters
between the ages of seven. and 10, the
family had no idea of the surprises
waiting for them Saturday.
Upon arrival at Eaton's, Mrs.
McIntyre was treated to 'a free hairdo
in the beauty salon at the store: Then
it was off to lunch at the Mayfair
Room where mother and -daughter
dined as guests of Eaton's. -
In the afternoon, a presentation of
a $25" gift certificate was made to
Lynda. In addition, her mother was
showered with an armload ,of lovely
. gifts includirlg- pearl earrings and
necklace, a blouse, lounging pyjamas, a
cake.
In they evening, Mr. and Mrs.
Motrityre f at*i aid tittotet-at.Pthe,t ria k'
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Quarter Restaurant in company with
the parents of the youngster wild' had
won the contest for children six and
under.
The picture painted : by Lynda will
be kept by Eaton's and will not be
returned to h'er,_
visited the site himself and -found the
foundation with a large hole beside it was,
becoming ' a play area for children. He
suggested perhaps the owner . could, be:
approached and asked to level the area off. -
Coun; Frank Walkom said there had been
complaints about the site. a number of times
in the past six or seven years and, also,-
informedinformed council a number of broken
bottles were lying around the area and there
was a danger of children failing onto them.
Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor, said ,it was' a
matter of public safety and asked that a
letter • be sent to the owner asking for his
co-operation in -dealing with the situation.
In other news, council:-
* received a request from Little Bowl for
permission to have the bowling alley .parking
area black top on Oxford Street extend
across the sidewalk area to facilitate parking.
Council will consider the request.
heard that the town's insurance agency
has disclaimed liability in a case concerning
injury to a Mrs. Carolyn Shaver in a fall on a
town street last year.
* heard that Todgham and Case,
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engineers, are working to complete a report
on a drainage program slated for the south
end of town. Homeowners would be assessed
for the costs of the proposed drainage. ,
* received an invitation from the county
to have three of its members go on a bus trip
of the' Ausable and Maitland Conservation
areas. Reeve Harry Worsell, Deputy Reeve
Walter Sheardown and-Coun. Frank Walkom
will go. •
* received a --request from the Goderich
ibraricin.di.es
Miss A. Rose Aitken, 37 1Viarket Street;
died suddenly May 6 at her -home. "She was
82.
Miss Aitken' was born March 27, 1,888, in
Goderich to parents John L. Aitken and the
former Sarah Ann Wilson- She attended
Central School and Goderich Collegiate, and
in the summer of 1931, grad.dated from
Library Training School at McGill University
in Toronto.
She was librarian at the Goderich bPublic
'to• the grandstand Library from 1922 until_she retired in 1957.
Raceway for minor repairs
et-Agricultural Pa'"i"ra'W "?B? Water. insidrt Itre "Aso --•during h areer, -Miss Aitken assisted
fence to facilitate watering of the track. in setting up the --,-Huron County Library
- T<✓oimcil will -consider the reqttest.- Association--which---in later-years--grew-int
* turned down a request by the deputy the Huron County Library Cb=Operative and
reeve to make -public a letter addressed to finally; the, county -wide Huron County
Goderich Police Chief Fred Minshall Library system presently administered
concerning an act icl<ent to a, police -cruiser:
The police commission' investigated the
through Huron County -Council.
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accident and was satisfied with the report. An article in the Goderich Signal -Star at
* asked *the special committee to start the time of Miss Aitken's retirement said,
work on lottery legislation. 'Credit for the establishing of the Huron
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Library _ also 'pet to Miss "Aitken.
-Back in the summer of 1941, she visited all
the libraries, in Huron County to make a
survey with this in mind. In September of
that year a rneeting was held which resulted .
in the organization of Huron County Library -
"the following month. For a period of four
years, Miss Aitken- was librarian for: the
Huron County Library as well as librarian of
the Goderich Public ' Library. Driving her
own . car, Miss Aitken made the rounds of
libraries in the county, delivering books. The
Huron County Library eventually expanded,
to the point where it was full time job 'in
itself and the appointment of a Huron
County librarian was made." - -
...After her retirement, Miss Aitken took up
weaving as a hobby and became very
proficient at it.
She wasa member of North Street United
Church and . the UCW there for over 70
years. ,
�. Although seldom free of pain over the
last 15 years, Miss Aitken maintained a keen
interest in national and world affairs and in
travel to all of the provin es in Canada. -
Survivors include -on sister Mrs. Rev.
Wallace (Marjorie) Moss, Edmonton,
Alberta; one niece, Mrs. W: J..(Aileen) Eno,
Drumheller, Alberta; and four nephews,
Douglas Aitken, St. Catharines; David
Aitken, London; '.Harold Moss, Oakville; and
Cedric Moss41ds,..Alberta.
She was predeceased by„ four brothers,
o _ Scott; Arden, .i-larold_and__Johnn_y Aitken... - ---
Funeral service was at the Stiles Funeral
Home Saturday, May 9, with Rev, R. L.
Raymont officiating.
Interment was in Maitland Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Howard and Ken Aitken;
Clayton Edward; David and Douglas Aitken;
and Harold Moss. -
A special salute to .the motorists
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Goderich automobile dealers•have joined other Goderich merchants '
in honoring'customelrs in this trade area and they are trading like MAD.
Never In the history of the automobile industry have there been so
many fine used cars.in the market = and the place to find the car you
want, at the price you want to pay - is right here in Goderich, this
week.
You will be in "orbit" when you get behind the wheel of any one of
the many fine cars on display now in Goderich. They are the MOST;
You will have the added advantage bf buying with confidence, from
your local, dependable dealer. - n
Shop the Goderich Automobile Dealers this week for either a new
car or a°used automobile. They will make you the greatest deal ever
heard on a'compact --- a standard -- or a luxury model.
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DAYS posters, for •outstanding buys this week that you•cannot afford
to miss.
Aberhart's Garage; Argyle Marine & Small Engines; A & P; Arthu
Bros. Fuel; Apple Park; Bannister Motors; Baird Motors; Beau
Lounge; Blackstone Furniture; Breckenridge Hardware; Blue's
Supermarket; Conklin Lumber; Crystal Lake Mobile Homes; Coach
House Travel Service; Culbert's Bakery; Club Grill; Campbell's; Don
Hoist Real. Estate; Dunlop Pharmacy; Edward, Fuels, Ernie's
Hairstyling; Fashion Shoppe; French Dry Cleaners; Finchers Smoke
& Gift Shop;' Gord's Sports; Goderich Motors; Goderich Building
Centre; Goderich P.U.C.; Graf's Fina; Gerra'rd's; garland's; Goderich
Discount Centre; Goderich ,Restaurant; Hibbert's; Hoffemeyer'
Plumbing .& Heating; Henderson''s Book Store; Hat Shop; John '•
Jeffery & Son; Jewell Brothers Appliances;`Kentucky Fried Chicken
Take Home Store; Lionel's Sunoco; Lodge Furniture; W. J. Mil�:�•
Motors; Mill End Store; McArthur & Reilly; M -W Motors; N. T.
Ormandy Jewellers; O'Brien', Market; B. R. Robinson; Rawson Style
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Ranch; Singer Co.; Shore Gifts; SchaefeZ's Interiors; Worsen )Pros.;
Woolworth's.' . ' ,
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