The Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-10-08, Page 1�► . 1234 YEAR 41
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torrential rains aid firemen
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The main hanger at Sky spectators that gathered and at
Harbour, Airport was destroyed least one car ?vvner, had the side
turday morning in a blaze that of his .car scorched by the heat
resulted in damage estimated to . through gettifigtoo close.
be ., between $150,000 and The, airport is 'owned by. the
$200,000. • - ' ; Cruickshank family of Wingham,
Lost in the fire were two old owners of radio and televri
aircraft, a Tiger Moth and an stations CKNX. A CIX report'
Aro.nca; ` the offices` and earlier, this'week announced, the
equipment of the Goderich hangar would be rebuilt. The •
Weather Office; the control" building was fully insured.
tower equipment; machinery
from the airport workshops
located in the hanger and the
equipment of Pattison Radio
Ltd.; a radio repair business.
.- The tire .broke out shortly
before 10 a.m. and "was noticed
first by two boys who saw
flames coming from the hangar
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Volunteers hurry to move picketed*main hangar at Sky
Harbour Airport. Saturday as fire raced through the wooded building following an
outbreak in the furnace room. Pive aircraft were moved to,safety from the hangar;
two older aircraft were lost. A'n 85 -year-old Parrot, Polly, also was lost in the blaze.
to discontinue
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Persons who have been using
the railway passenger service
from. Goderich to Stratford -will
have to find another mode of
travel beginning November 1. On
that date,• railway passenger
service in the area enclosed by
Stratford, Toronto, Owe ASqu nd
and. Goderich v. 'be
discontinued.
An order granting applications
by CP Rail and • Canadian Stratford and. Goderich 'incurred
National Railways to Halt total costs in 1968 of $86,828
passenger service on some routes against total revenue of $10,035
was issued a week ago by the for an actual loss of $76,793.—
railway transport committee sof — - the • Canadian taxpayer, by
the_ an,adiari Transport way sof subsidy to Canadian
--railway ;-coul+drpay _up to 80_per.
Commission: At the same •time, cent of the company's five- other routes . were' 's losses. P y
trains
discontinued including one from
Stratford to Kincardine.
Goderich . Town Council
accepted the news with some
dismay ander agreed to make a
further appeal of their case to
Robert McKinley,- MP for
Huron.
Canadian. National " reports
that their service . : between
The building housed the Goderich Weather Office and Pattison Radio Ltd: in
addition to the ,normal airport repair facilities and control equipment. Damage has
been estimated between $150,000 and $200,000. The building was fully covered by
insurance. - Photo by Ron Price •
In the case of the Canadian
National service between
Stratford . and Goderich, for
instance, the calculations of cost
distribution on a per -passenger
basis are $1.01 paid by the
average' passenger; $1.54 borne
by the company and $6.17 by
the taxpayer.
Town Council' in Goderich
argues that Canadian National
moves thousands of, tons of
freight including saltd grain
annually and could use me of
the profits from this operation
to provide passenger service for
-the =people-of.Goderich .who u
it.
United Church- moderator
speaks at North St. Church
Dr. Robert • McClure,
moderator of the United Church
"Min Canada, was a special , guest
speaker at a combined service of
the North Street United -Church ,
andFVictoria Street United
Church congregations, • on
Sunday, October 4. The service'
was held at North Street United
Church at 11 a.m. '
Dr. Bob McClure; first layman
moderator' in the history of the
United Church of Canada, spoke
s
Sunday night ao' an overflow
audience • at Wesley -Willis
Church., He' challenged the
Canadian - people to ready
.thernselves for a new role in
trying•to heal a divided world.
. D. McClure pointed out that
this is an ever shrinking world.
Stand at any airport in the world.
and you will find that nobody
on this globe is further than 20
hours away. There are cultures
which have- survived • for
thousands `of yeas.. We are up
against them and must share the
world with them.
• Who made the world shrink?
When we realize how the jet
engine, the transistor radio, and
the satellite have cut
communications, we see that it
is we who have made the world
shrink. "Now we assume that
the whole world is delighted to
be • in suchclose contact with
lovely' people like us," said Dr.
McClure, "but.theyare not at all
pleased: They think that yve have
a master plan for the v�cirld -
but we haven't a clue!"
Themoderator also pointed
out that this is'a hungry world.
Seven „out of every 10 deaths in
the World are directly due. to
hunger or , m alriuti ition.
Meanwhile -Canada has its own
little problem: "We have one
billion bushels too muchwheat
in a hungry world. It wouldn't
be half the problem it is except
for the fact that these hungry
people know about It!" Dr.
McClure . emphasized the fact
(See Page Ten)
Varied agenda
handled by council
Goderich council handled a
relatively short agenda Thursday.
evening that covered aanumber
of small. items.
Reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting was not carried'"'
out as council felt it better -to
have the minutes printed and
presented for • reading by
members of council before the
meeting began. It was felt it
-would save time. The minutes'
were prepared by Don McMillen,
who has been serving as
Secretary to council since the
death of clerk -treasurer Sherman
Blake.
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Council ' commended . Mr.
McMillen 'on the thoroughness of
his preparations.
Council will recommend that
Town Promotion . Officer C. 1i.
Meier attend, an industrial.
training development convention
in Clinton. A letter from the
Mid -western Ontario . Regional
Development Council suggested
council have a representative
present.
The week of October 4 - 10
was designated Fire Prevention
Week.. ---
(See Page Ten)
Set maternity. policy
f�iHuron teachers
"There are some things the
board controls and some things
it . doesn't," observed Robert
Elliott, vice-chairman of the
Huron County Board of
Education at a meeting Monday
evening in Clinton.
Elliott was referring to the
policy which was approved by
the board regarding maternity
leave for female teachers.
The board had learned it had
no choice but to approve the
policy ,which became law during
the summer when the Ontario
government passed legislation
inaugurated by the Department -
of Labor regarding pregnancy
leave. •
The' legislation gives female
employees six weeks leave of
absence prior to the birth of a
child and six weeks" leave of
absence after the delivery. ,
Where fem'le teachers are
concerned, this makes it possible
for a teacher to remail in the
classroom until„ jix weeks before
she is delivered. It also makes it
impossible for a female teacher
to lose her job during pregnancy
- if she chose to retain it. •
Some board members were
particularly perturbed by the
fact that , a female teacher may
renew a contrac a e • n
the school year knowing fall
well that she will be -havi'ng a
child in the first, few months of • knew 'the amount of the suit. We
the nee term. ` don't• know if we will have to
"That's ,unfair to the child," appear. We only • know that
noted ' John . Broadfoot, action is being taken by both the
Brucefield, "and I mean ' the Moddejonge and Guenther
child in school." families." '
"Twelve weeks is 3 months," The two girls, Janet Guenther, •Schaefer and Lloyd ' Garland
said Robert Elliott, "That's daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl have been working long hours to
getting on to half .the,, school Guenther, •Shipka, and Jerry redecorate and revamp their
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year." Mrs. John Moddejonge, Exeter,
Many, members agreed that if were drowned 11ay 14 in about • At Schaefer's, the decor has ems: to
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Sky Harbour Airport was u $ed.
as a training base under the •
British Commonwealth A .
Training Plan during the Second
World War ,and the wooden
buildings were • built as
temporary structures.
Other buildings at the4airport
house Huron Railing Company,
a repair shed and machine shop
and a large paint shop.
s15,000 damage.
in home blaze
furnace room. An eye witness,. The second fire in -one week
Alan Oliver, of Toronto said he r resulted in an estimated $15,000
ran to the fire with a large fire damage Tuesday afternoon at
extinguisher while 'employees the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. M.
attempted • to fight the blaze Ross, Elgin Avenue West.
with other extinguishers ". Firemen from the Goderich Rabies
but they didn't seem to have Fire Department were called to. -
much effect," he said. When the , the home shortly before 5 p.m.
extinguishers. were ,exhausted .the following an explosion in a color rumours
travelled quickly across, television set in the family .
the . ceiling° and before the. fire recreation room. ' . ' ' '
department arrived the building. Heavy ' smoke hampered
was engulfed. -
temporarily. No one was injured
in the mishap . but one small
spectator lost his bjicycle`when•it
was run over. by a car"
firemen in locating the source of ._
Firemen concentrated their the fire and caused considerable
efforts on .saving a large machine damage to ,. furnishings and
shed nearby. The shed .sustained family belongings. There__ was
some 'damage from heat and some water damage in the
firemen attribute a sudden ' recreation room area and living
• torrential downpour at the room.
height of the blaze with helping Firemen wearing breathing
to• save the other buildings of the • apparatus entered the basement
airport complex. • area 16 `locate the blaze and
An 85 year old parrott, Polly, smoke, went through the
a long time pet .in the airport building and was •coming out of.
pilots lounge died in theblaze. the house through the shingles
The column of , smoke from on the roof.
the blazing building could' be Children feared the family
seen from Bayfield, 13 miles dog was still in the recreation
away and .flames were clearly ,room but it was discovered' the
visible from Goderich, despite " dog left with the am:Children
the heavy rain that was falling.
Five aircraft with an
'estimated value of $70,000 were
saved from the fire arid
volunteers helped to move
• aircraft, picketed outside the
hangar- away- from the heat of
the a fire.
Police from Goderich and the
Ontario . Provincial Police
shortly before the explosion,
A number of color television
sets in wwestern Ontario have
exploded resulting In fires and a
spokesman frdm the London fire
department •' said Tuesday
evening a province wide survey is
under way to discover the cause
of the explosions and resulting
fires.
detachment were on hand to The ..Ross family has moved
on"trol the large crowd of into its summer cottage
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director of education° to draft a
brief for presentation to the
OPSTA, Trustees Council and
the local •members of parliament
advocating that teachers be
made exempt " from this
legislation.
Families of
drowned girls
to sue- board
It was learned at Monday
evening's meeting of the Huron
County Board of Education that
the board has been served witha
writ informing them that the
families of the two girls drowned
on a'school field trip last spring
have filed suit for. damages at the
registry office in London.
John Cochrane, director of
education, told the board
members the writ names two
teachers from South Huron
District High School and the
Board of Education. The board
has turned the matter over to its
insurance company
representatives who will appear
on e th it behalf.
unfolonded
Rumours of a rabies outbreak
in town this week were
discovered to be unfounded
following calls to Dr. W. J.
Thompson, district veterinarian
with" the health of animals
branch, Canada Department of
Agriculture, Seaforth, and Dr.
Frank Raithbv.. Goderich
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veterinarian:
Reports to the Signal -Star.
stated three dogs- had been
destroyed due to rabies and a cat
had been taken into the branch
tar observation as a suspected
fabies victim.. P
‘Dr. Thompson. and Dr.
Raithby 'ekplained a bitch and
two pups had been destroyed
Monday following three weeks •
of observation after_contact with
a rabid skunk. . On .Tuesday
morning a dead cat was reported
and was taken to_the health of
animals branch in Seaforth for
examination . as a routine
procedure.
Firemen prepare to enter the•house of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Ross, Elgin Avenue, Tuesday afternoon
when fire broke out after the explosion of a color television set. Damage was estimated at $15,00
through smoke and water damage. Staff Photo
Fire damaged stores re -open BY SHIaLey J.KE«Ea.
Garl'and's Children's Wear and ' will catch the eye of 'most
Schaefer's Interiors are back in shoppers just as soon as the
business on The Square. • front door is opened.
'Schaefer's, of course, had very 'Therelaxing home decoration
centre,
e ° ave hirig—little-interruption-ir._theirierhas been comp letely
more," stated Mr. Cochrane to the community but Garland's restocked wit shit t new
Tuesday morning. "We don't has been' completely shut down drapery fabrf'cs, rug samples,
(except for . their smoke sale) wallpapers and accessories. A
since the fire:in August which •new avddition at Schaefer's is the
created 'such havoc P at both. full line of bedspreads, bath
stores. .niats and shower' curtain sets.
Next door at Garland's, the
- . A visit to both storeq Tuesday color scheme is basically green
afternoon revealed teat John with dashes of .orange, yellow
and brash"' interspersed with
touches of smooth black
wrought iron.
Although _Ugyd Garland
claims the store area isn't any
V y
so shopping there.
The stock -will..-be all new ._too*
report Mr. and Mrs. Garland.
Every effort has been made to
restock the most popular items
w1 r tri i ethers �and-�their
children..:.. and in the met
fashionable styles possible. .
"We want to,apologise for the
inconvenience •our dosing, has
been to our .customers," .added,
Mr. Garland. "And we want to
thank everyone again for the -
wonderful ' way they rallied
round to help tis."
"Help came in the most
surprising and unexpected
ways," noted Mrs. Garland.,-
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