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• Youth Council wants •
Lauriston school :for c.
The Goderich Youth Council
and representatives, of F• the
)recently formed Goderich Youth
Ce(itre., Board. askedcouncil last
'Thursday to withdraw • the call.
for tenders on the former Victor
Lauriston Public School and
make the school available to the
group -as a youth centre.
Lynda Reinhart, a student at
C1Oderich District Collegiate,
Institute, acted as spokesman for
the group which is made up of
equal numbers of adults" and
young people.
The group •was. formed this
month at the urging of the
Goderich Recreation and
Community Centre Board
following requests for a youth
centre from residents. It was
discovered the Goderich Rotary
Club and five , other
organizations were interested in
•developing some form of
facilities for the ,young people in
A buoy marks the spot where the MacDonald Marine Tug Debbi Lynn,lies on the Road North. Mr: •Berry drowned while attempting to swim ashore from the sunken town and a survey of
bottom of Goderich Harbour after she capsized and sank Sunday evening while tug in 42 degree water. the body was recovered Tuesday morning. An inquest will recreational needs of young
.. • i hi Michipicoten from port. In the background other tugs search be held June 5. James Hornblower, 21, of London was, rescued by a second tug. people was prepared by
assistingh steams p p d- es r 4 •.
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Funeral, services • were held Wednesday.
afternoon, May 20, for Michael Eric Berry,
23, son of Mr. and Mrs. -John Berry, 46
Cambria Road North, Goderich,
Mr. Berry drowned 'Sunday, , May. 17,
when the MacDonald Marine tug rDebbi
Lynn capsized . and- sank in Goderich
Harbour while "assisting . the Patterson Line
steamship'Michipicoten from port.
The accident happened at about 7:30
p.m. Sunday while the Debbi Lynn was
attempting to turn the steamship in the
harbour • basin with another MacDonald
Marine tug the Ian Mac.
Witnesses said. the Michipicoten appeared
to be turning too fast and ..the tug. was
dragged stern first until it tipped into the air
and turned over,
Mr. Berry and James Hornblower, 21, '
driver of the tug, from 30 Gammage Street,
London, dove from the sinking craft and
attempted to swig to. shore. Hornblower
was'picked up by the Ian Mac and admitted
to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital
with exposure and shock. Mr. Berry sank
beneath the surface before he ' could be
reached.
> Volunteers from the Goderich Fire
Department and members of the Goderich
Police Force started dragging operations and
:the body was recovered at 10 a.m. Tuesday,
May 16.
The Debbi Lynn, still attached to the
Michipicoten by the steel towing cable, was
dragged along the bottom to bring it closer
Petition
for M&W
clean up
received
.Council has received a
petition to have the M & W
Motors property on' East Street
cleaned up. •
Earlier this month council
moved to close the business if
the property was not -cleaned up.
The move was made at the
recommendation of Coun. Frank
Walkom. •
The following week Deputy
Reeve Walter Sheardovvn and
• Colin. Reg Jewell said they -felt
council had acted too hastily in
sending out the order, to
' withhold the licence renewal of
M &. W if the order was not -
' compliedwitn. '
Two signators of the petition
said when -they read about the •
last week were at council and _�_ remarks of the two councillors come
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• . MICHAEL BERRY
to shore to aid, salvage operations and she
was finally raised Wednesday morning, May
17, and refloated.
An inquest will be held Friday morning,
June 5, at Goderich Town Hall under the
direction of Hurn County coroner Dr. N. C.
Jackson. . • -
Mr. Berry was born in Toronto on .March •
16, 1947,, a son of John Greer Berry, the.
present Huron County Clerk, and the former
Josephine Fitzgerald_.. He had lived .. in
Goderich since the fall of ,1948. ° ..
He attended Victoria Public School, was a
graduate. of Goderich `District Collegiate..
Institute and" the University of Western
Ontario from where he graduated with an
honors degree in accounting 'in '1969. He '
articled for a year with Clarkson Gorach,.
accountants, in Toronto and was employed
as a surveyor with the 'Huron County
-Engineering Department at the tune of his
death.;
'He was a member of Knox Presbyterian
Church. .
Surviving with his parents are . one
brother, Russell, at home and two sisters,
Elaine, also at home and Mrs. Robert
(Susanne) Vodden, Clinton.
The funeral services Were held at Knox
Presbyterian Church at •1 p.m. Wednesday.
Rev. G. L. Royalofficiated.
l3urial was in Maitland Cemetery under
the direction of 'Stiles Funeral home.
Pallbearers were James Brithell, Johu More,
Robert Johnston, Calvin Krauter, James
Hayter and Roy . Westcott. FIowerbearers
were Danny Enzensberger, Mark Wardley,
Bob Worsell, Ted. Royal and Leroy Harrison.
Honorary pallbearers consisted of the entire
membership of Huron County Council.
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recreation , board. Results to. There woul.dn ta-,e .to
showed a need for a youth timetable to follow," she said,
centre did .exist and a public Coun Frank Walkom asked
meeting was called. . what the young people would do.
Recreation board members if the town turned the }wilding.
had met with students at GDCI over to them and had to turn
and young people out of -school down tenders on it, ,"What
had been contacted. A final happens then if this thing
meeting was called May 4 and doesn't work?" he asked.
the Youth Council was formed. "Where would the town be. for
' Chairman is, Alan ,Schade, a its $17,000?"
public school teacher and former Coun. Walkon also asked
CUSO volunteer. Other members who would pay fair• the cost of '
are Miss Reinhart, Janice Palmer, heating the school when then
John Lodge,.. John Royal, Mrs.., colder weather came ' and Miss
Harold Jeffery, Stu Shanks and Reinhart explained the group
Pat -Osborn. would only ask for the school up
Miss Reinhart told council to September 15• in the first.
use of the school- would enable instance to see if the project
young people to develop a would work. After that date, it
"...meaningful program of it was agreed to carry on, the,
recreation for the young people Rotary Club was prepared to
of the town which they could pay .. for heating, washrooms and
administer themselves." renovations as required, 'she said.
She said the group has the A varied program would be
full support of the Goderich provided= and would • be for
Rotary Club until September 1a recreational needs other than
when an assessment of its value sports, although°'-- sporting
would be made. The use of the . activities could be proirided tor. ,
was s requested until that if wanted by. members, Miss
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to payµ for all renovations to the, council had to wait
part of the school proposed for tenders closed but' suggested
ti-"• ttse--bu the-yotu-nrpe pie -feel -no covne%—would -have __a reply for
,.--money-should _be_ spent until the the -group after that date..
• program has "established" itself as Coun, Paul Gaff t1, - i lrrrlan
omemaker Service
The , homemaker Service
Exploratory Committee`:..
Thursday evening appointed +a
three-member committee to be
the statuatory body governing
the t:oderich„ Community ,
Homemaker Service.
This committee will be
empowered, to solicit financial
_support ...for the administration -
of the Homemaker Service here;
engage a competent co-ordinator
who will hire and place
homemakers; and act' as advisors
to 'the co-ordinator. Members of
this . committee include
Chairman A. G. Barber; Mrs:
-.Esther Boss (or alternate): and
Mrs. Shirley Jr Keller.
The Homemaker ,Service
. Exploratory Committee, the
parent organization which has-
beenestudying tjiie feasibility of a
homemaker service for
(oderich, will convene •at the
discretion , of !the- new
committee.
At the. meeting Thursday
evening, it was learned .that the-
Goderich Lions Club will donate
$2 500 per year for tw-o years to
the establishment of a
Homemaker Service in Goderich.
in view Of interest expressed by
other organizations• in town, it
was agreed that the. Goderich
Community homemaker Service
would seek, additional funds
from those groups which are in a
position to assist financiially:
° Costs, for operating the new
service should not be excessive.
The only initial costs will be for
administrative staff and it= is
expected that one part-time
co-ordinator will be •all., the
personnel required.
As well, there. will ,,be
homemakers-womep ' who are
considered competent and
--tkustwori.h.�n and who are willing
' and able °to work on a da t.o
where the
a success- ' of the recreation board, gave
Miss Reinhart informed some 'background information
on the formation of the group
and offered the help of the
recreation board.
Deputy Reeve Sheardown
,asked if 'the-Rotary`Club would
be likely to ask the town for the
return of any funds spent on
renovation if the building
reverted to the town at some
time and Stu Shanks said the
club would •ask only for the
return of materials to be used to
block off stairways as the
materials could be used by the
youth centre.
council loc
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approached"
province will pay 80 percent of group wo
the homemaker's salary and the .through work -p-roj"ects
town will provide the,rernaining undertaken by the youth centre
20 percent. members..
While the Goderich • "Deputy Reeve Walter
Community' Homemaker Service Sheardown suggested the cost of
will ,be established primarily tor custodians and adult supervision
the convenience of residents should be considered . and
here, it is expected other$ told the - group felt they were
municipalities will be able to capable "'of taking care of the
purchase, homemaker service building themselves and keeping
providing municipal councils in it clean. The deputy reeve said
those areas are willing. to accept the formerrrecreation committee
t h e i'r �� share of the had attempted to establish a
responsibili.ty-e.g. °" liaison 'sports: program two or three
between the local welfare years ago'and had received no
officers 'and the Goderich support' from the' young people.
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industry` would be
r support and the
Id earn money
Searchers worked into the:night
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Little Theatre to stage
in the newspaper.tliey 'felt they
were losing their' battle. They
said they did 'not object to the
company having cars on. the lot.
but sought only -to have it made
more presentable. Waste steel
was said to be piled above the
level of a fence that is around
the property.
Deputy Reeve Walter
Sheardown said he had visited
AlitriaionWPSti
present and front their -point
view he would have to agree that ••
"v.:perhaps it doesn't look as
in - , m' *the East
,�yY�, its'° ties �v
v�� a "
Street side."
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The Goderich Little Theatre
will stage its last proddetion of
the current season on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of this
week at MacKay .Hall.
"Lo and behold!" a cortiedy
ghost story Lill Jonatrick, is
directed by Kathy 'gains who
also directed "Star Spangled Girl,
the last comedy to be produced
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Cochrane int the lead as Milo;
'Nancy Graham as Daisy; George
,zas , Wingate; Gil
Atkinson �
B,ui tnenie ° "'as ' D. Dorsey;
Warren Robinson as ,• Mac and
Roberta , Machin,. Sharon
Atkinson and John Lodge as
ghosts.
"Lo and behold!".is the story
of a nobel prize winner in
literature whb has beep•a recyttpe1,
all ,of his, Life. His disli3O for
company Is so great that he
makes provisions in his will to
have his house kept in
perpetuit' so that T "e• may return
,.a17„.*' 1ct4aVIRItig k
the compapy .of
day basis in homes
are needed. -
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.These homemakers �n ill shortage of hospital, beds in
Ontario. It is felt that a
probably he hired by the
Comprehensive Horn Care
homemaker co-ordinator, The Service would aIle'viate this
salaries of- t..he, homemakers will
be paid by the people by ,whom situation since, it could provide
they. are - employ�edc' or in the nursing care, physiotherapy,
occupational therapy', speech
event that a family is unable to therapy1,- homemaker . service,
pay and this fact is -verified by
u rses.
C o ni m unity Homemaker > Miss Reinhart suggested the
Service. attempt had been organized by d
gra
in the adults. and was too organized.
town of Goderich will mean
new kind of security for t
people here..
It will provide. a -registry of •
dependable homemakeis who . Graduates f
will be available for work in
homes where _ilio -iter is in Centralia
hospital or -confined to bed at•
home and there. are children to
be cared for; where an elderly
person could stay in his or her
own home. with the help of a
homemaker who,, for instance, •
would do the washing, some of
the cleaning and perhaps' prepare
a hot meal; or where there is
positive need for the services of
a.homemaker.
In recent' weeks, the Huron
County Medical Society• and the
Huron County Health Unit, have
expressed their, hopes •to have a
°. comprehensive Home Care
Service established in Huron
County. Thursday evening, The
Homemaker Service Explora,�ory
Committee agreed(. to support
this plan.
New legislation -provides that -
the
the province of, Ontario will
finance 100 percent of the costs
-f it such a service.
Th ent's decision
A Homemaker Service
a • "With this centre we •could take
e part in sports when we wanted
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was made ' because of acute.
the town's welfare Officer, the - (Please turn to page
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Philip Foster, son. of „Ralph
Foster, RR 3 Goderich,
graduated May 13 from
Centralia College of Agricultural
Technology from the course in
Agricultural Technology. Mr.
Foster attended SS 1 Ashfield
and Goderich District Collegiate
'Institute and plans to return
home to the farm. •
the angels. The
scheme backfires, however, --The cast Of' 'Lo and behold!" the last production'of the Goderic
the house is invaded .bye Little ,Theatre • for the current season haeld a+��dress rehearse!
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be house. haunting? -- ghosts
Preparing fir :the show are, from , the' left, ""Eleanor"'°'�"Rtibitti'sriii '
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Sheilatjh Slemin, daughter of
Mrs. D.E.O. Slemin, Goderich,
and the late Oz Slemin will
graduate June 5 from St.
Joseph's Hospital School of
t luring, Guelph. Miss Slemin is
a graduate-of..GDel. andala s:.` o . �.
work in the Mississaugua
Hospital.
Sharon Ann Courtney,, daughter ,
off'
Mr."Ind Mrs. Leo Ctiur'tney,
RR 47 Lucknow, graduated
,Thursday, May 14 from St,
Mary's Hospital School of...
0 Nursing, Kitchener. A- giitaduate
M,
1.63:s2 iin an :` ]istvrc=__�> itthXw ?'1
School, Miss Courtney plans to"
"stay on -.the staff at St. Marys •
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