HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-07-23, Page 70ODE81C.H MMONA,
The first part of the new floor at Goderich Memorial Arena was
poured Monday with .a crew of men working from daybreak to -
sunset to complete the project, On this floor will go the
insulation and freezing pipes and then the main flod'r will be
adrjed. No finishing date has yet been given for the work, but it
is • expected the arena'wiH be out of operation for at least 28
days after the final floor has been poured: -staff photo.
BY W. F. ELLIOTT E' about "the `Tiger' who wad :a
Fifteen years to the day from founder. of' .Goderich and served
s opening to eub ic, '.ager Huron as. member of
Dunlop inn on Highway, 21 Parliament" -
provided a special , anniversary " Mrs, Vatting, a, gifted hostess,
dinner last Thursday, July 9, received many camplirnents on'
s norgasbord style. --thi and' forr;rier :,4 occasions in
• A few days previous to the regardto mealsand service, but
Official opening in 1955 .by Mr, passed on much of the credit to
and Mrs. Gordon Kaiting; they- . -helpers who stayed with her for
were persuaded by Harold - long periods: Mrs.. Tait Clark,
MacPhee, (,ioderu h to cater for Mrs. Mary Brindley and Mrs • M,
a wedding dinner. l The ; young C. Reynard. Guests see less of
couple .were his son, Grant, and the competent people in the
Miss 'Joan, Moore; they reside -kitchen.' than of, the young
• now at Benmiller.' The'•° two waitresses, but they are easy on
MacPhee families were specially the ekes.
invited by Mrs..ltaiting for the Dr, William Dunlop, of whom
anniversary occasion. a thumbnail' biography appears
In a drawing for numbers, the on the Inn's table cards, rests
„ lucky 15 was drawn by Donald, with his brother , Robert in' .a-
son of Harold MacPhee, Miss tomb overlooking the Maitland
Marcelle DeFreitas, of Toronto valley, restored a ,few, years ago
and Goderich, drew number 30. and marked as a historical spot.
'Sixty-five diners signed the guest Born in Scotland, . William
book, though the event had been taught at Edinburgh University,
.advertised only ion the same day.., edited a London 'newspaper and
Some guests• said they hoped to while on . service -in • India
be present- ----forwr-0-the•-2.gth—reputedly .rid ..the -island of
,. anniversary, but Mrs. Kaiting . Saugor of tigers. In the war of
assured them she did not -expect 1812-14 he served in Canada as
to be in charge that long an army surgeon.
perhaps a couple of years more. Returning ° to this country in
"They have been 15 good 1926, he was just in time to
years," she,said. "We have met a assist John Galt, Canada
lot' of people, and hope we have Company Commissioner, in
done something for the developing the- 1uron Tract in
-community, perhaps even in a the capacity of Warden of the
historical sense; a great many Forests. • A member of
people da not ,know anything Parliament inn. 1841-46, he died
at Chute in 184:8 at the ago of In'185,8,he: bou t tint' veal
59. Several books have been , twin John Upthegrove,; wlro had:
inspired by the Career of 114s -established itotwo year `ear n^
"physician, author, woodsman, Qn ons fifths of- om. ',aCx
soldier, politician and ,pur ha ,from John : Galt,;: off.
raconteur,,, The Ridge,
When Dunlop broke with ,the • Anthony,♦ who lived" in
.Company ,.he built a big log Goderich in his youthful days,
house on the plateau' "north of ` took over the tavern' in 1804. In '
the present tomb site and called early years it was known AS the;
it "Gairbraid," after his Scottish Dunlop Exchange, All,, six feet m. .
home. it was for years a -centre four and. weiihing nearly 300•'
of community life, but ,nothing pounds, never 'had any real
of it remai,s. . trouble with roisterers.
Tiger Dunlop Inn was built.in His residence, ilow the Inn,
1861 or 1862 as residence of originally bad , a verandah en•
Anthony Allen, 'owner of, the three sides and a frame section
tavern at the -northeast corner of ,. on the west.
the highway intersection nearby. Anthony, who served 'the
Owing to highways department township as reeve, died4in 1912
.operations, that building has in his 83rd year, anda.Ben, one of
been removed to the east side of his sons, 'had the place; its •'
the highway.
Anthony, born at Enniskillen, his time,
stables housed many homes in
Ireland, was naught as an•infant His widow, Olive . (Walter)
to .Dunlop ' by, ents, Mr, Allen, sold the place to .Gordon ,
and Mrs. John Allen;,in 1833. and, Gertrude Kaiting in April,
John Allen farmed for some 1955. .., ,,...<
years . in Colborne; an eldL A half-sister of the latelMrs.
pollbook locates him on Lot 7 in Allen, Mrs. Charles Young, was
Concession .IV, • ED; north of among the guests- at the 15th
Benmiller. anniversary.
ice. ■i■
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
Lists' of -teacher resignations
and teacher transfers were
presented tp the Huron County
'Board of :' Education Monday
evening.
Resignations include R. Espey
and Richard Kush of Central
Huron Secondary School and
Mrs. Sarah Edwards, Jerry
Komery ands Mrs. Shirley
Roberts, South Huron District
High School. '
Transfers include Miss Barbara
Chesney from Seaforth P.S. to
f iowick Central; R. E. Craford
from Goderich DCI to
Robertson Memorial in
Goderich; Ors. Regina Jenkins;
Unborn „...Central. • ,to Hullett
Central; Heinz Hoernig. from F.
E. Madill S. S. to Central Huron
S.S,; K.ertneth Reidy from
-Seaforth' D.H.S. CO °Central
Huron S.S.; Miss Dianna Spicer
from Goderich D.C.I. to F.E.
Madill S.S_;,.Miss Barbara Wasson
from Howick Central to Blyth
and Hullett (Special Education);
William Worsell .from . Central
Huron S.S. to Goderich. D.C.I.,;
and Douglas Yeo from
Holnresville to Victoria P.S.,
Goderich.
In another report, the board
learned that thea students of
South Huron District High
School have made a contribution.
toward "Project Schoolhouse", a
plan to build and equip a junior
high school in Trbumaca on the
island of St. Vincent, West
Indies4 The donation was made
in memory of Janet Guenther
and Geraldine Modciejcuge w
were drowned during a school
field trip earlier this year., -
' The board learned that a
framed reminder of the
memorial gift will be hung on a
wall in the new, building- in
Troumaca.
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER the best solutionbwill be., .•
About 65 McKillop township "If we're making a change,
ratepayers, a large percentage of make a right move," he
tienr_°. enxs-�.wchildren cautioned.
gelment �schools. in V e -c m'rnrarzir-. ohea- Ili
,
°McKillop, attended -Monday- -noted-that' it had
experience of some board's that.
if changes were not made when
they were approved by the'
department, they --''were Very
difficult to "° achieve at a later
date. He said that an addition of
three classrooms and a library at
Seaforth to accommodate the
McKillop students' • would be
financed 100 percent . by the
department. Any other, move
made without department "
-consent, could be costly at this'
time.
One McKillop resident -asked
the board to consider the Walton •
situation at the same time as it is
evening's meeting of the Huron
County Board of Education to
voice concern for the•
educational` future of. the
children in 11`llcKillop.
Although the delegation's
spokesman, Art Bolton, claimed
that the group present
represented .,the segment of
McKillop ratepayers who
fevered joining with. Seaforth
Public School for educational
purposes;` it was evident there
was some discord within the
_ group. '
While no one in the group was
opposed to , closing the
township's six one -room schools,
there was disagreement about
the type of facilities ' which
would., be bes‘ for McKillop
youngsters.
Results ' of an incomplete
'Stirvey taken in .McKillop
recently showed that out of 130 •
homes .visited, 91 families were
in favor of the McKillop -Sea -
forth union.
Board chairman John Levis
learned ' that 130 homes
represented about two-thirds of
the total number, and after some
quick ' mental arithmetic
estimated that 91 signatures
showed that about half the
McKillop ratepayers favored the
union. ->• since the law prohibits a board
Bolton explaineid that . if the from retiring a teacher until he
entire township had been or she reaches 65 years of age
surveyed, the results would be and since teachers are under
much ' more favorable. • 'He `permanent contract.
suggested,.. that a full canvass "Who has control over the
should ' be completed if
signatures were the determining
guide for the board's decision
about McKillop schools.
Board . member. Dan -.Murphy
told the delegation it had to be a
board decision and that, to a
certain extent, the board was
bound by the dictates of the
Ontario Department of
Education in: this matter.
One McKillop ratepayer
suggested that it would possibly
be more satisfactory to "leave
things the, way they are for a
The largest gathering of boats ever seen in Snug Harbour have
been tied up there this week and apparently for no other reason
than that, the 'boatmen, have begun. to 'be made aware of the
facilities that exist there. Boats were moored as many as three
abreast at- the dock and d 13 craft were anchored •in the harbour
basin. The Signal -Star asked eight boatmen why they decided -to
stop at Goderich; if they had stopped here before and if not,
why not. The answers were, in order, "we heard it was the best
on the coast," or "it gives the best service on the coast"; some
had stopped here before and triose who had not, did not know
of its existence before.
Members of the Huron
County Board of Education
learned Monday Bening how• the
reorganization of its academic
administrative structure will
actually operate.
D. J. Cochrane, director of
education, report d that the
schools will be -dived into three
operational units - Unit . A
including, nine .elementary
schools,4 one school for the
retarded and F. E. Madill
Secondary Scheel; Unit B, six
elementary schools, one school
for the , retarded and Central
,Duron Secondary School and
Goderich District Collegiate; and
Unit • C with 10 elementary
"schools, one school for the
mentally retarded, and Seaforth
District High School and South.
Huron District High School. -
Unit A will be administered
by W. D. Kenwell who
commences his duties with. the
board September 1, 1970. Other
specific duties to' be taken by
Mr. Kenwell " are special
education, advisory committee
on schools for Trainable
Retarded Children and
vocational education.
' W. H. Knisley will have charge
of Unit ' B as swell as special
interest .in._.English,....geography_
and history.
F. E. Madill in Unit C will
oversee mathematics, science
and the Advisory Vocational
Committee including ° Adult
Education
James Coulter will co -}ordinate
the duties of the three
superintendents and John D.
Cochrane as ° director of
education, will. remain incharge
of the entire system.
deliberating about the McKillop
problem. -
"Walton deserves equal
education," he stressed. "They
have every right to ask for it."
" Elliott said , it Wks 'his—belief
that the • department was
endeavoring first to phase out
all. the one -room schools -in the,_,.
province and then work toward -
equal educational opportunities
throughout Ontario.
During the,discussions, it was
evident that many parents
present were ,concerned • about
certain teachers working • in
McKillop. They were told it was
very difficult to let a teacher go
teachers?" asked one lady.
Director of education John
Cochrane said that it must be
proven that the, teacher is
incompetent, . Elliott____ reported
that forms ' are available - on
which ratepayers' may make
complaint's concerning teachers.
"Improved facilities. are not
necessarily going 4o make better
teac-herd'-advised. Mr._ Cochrane._:`_ _
Several • McKillop residents
agreed . that McKillop students
were making an average showing
after leaving the McKillop school
csa.xaec. ,HarX.xnAWllM1WX• .
The second annual sail past of the Goderich Power Squadron
was held in Goderich Harbour on Sunday with 'Members of the
Blue Water Sailing Club taking part. Inclement Weather forced
the cancellation of race§ - both power and sail - that were to
have taken place after the ceremony. George P. Coppin,
.London, district commander Western Ontario division Canadian
Power Squadrons took the salute with E. , Beecher Menzies,
squadron executive officer, representing the Goderich Power
Squadron. Tho flotilla of "small boats passed down the main
channel, around the marker bouys near the breakikell and back
past the reviewing stand on the south pier.
t.
'The =members of the 'Goderich 'Youth Centre held open house
',list week during the Art Mart days and'report yisitdrs numbers
were "considerable and the result was satisfactory. Some of the
younger members who were at the„ 010 Friday evening were,
ti -0,
' *our the''left Mary Greg, .W nda Idlilltoti, Roberta fiarnilton,
Oat' Ball, .Janice Hugill and Sandy Proush while at the rear are
ted CreWford, Eddy4 elly andi` iii 1 faeAdar i. Stitt photo,