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Many problems on stormy roads
The snow storms Of last week. Keetie added . that although
broughtproblems of many.kinds officers warned drivers to stay
to the citize64of this _area but of the roads, InailY persons
- for the. Ontario Provincial Police 'decided to take to the roadways
lit Goderich,.', , the Ontario and eventually compounded the
» Department of Highways,. the problems for OPP officers and
• County of Huron ,, roacl road crews,
department and the local .
municipal read crews, it meant.' A spokesman at the Ontario ,
the rOacls back into safe , Vancouver and Winnipeg will .
wOrkr...- hours • and hours of Department of `• Highways, condition for.winter driving." not be here due , to some
work. ' - Cioderich office, said Monday. difficulties in their local
Op.erators of snowploughsAnd road s road "thatcondition were still - The Huron County r organization: preenwoocl, Neva
iei.inieiri4,,ei,411.440,40444»rx,40514,,,,,,,,,ogl#4.04,,, „ori ttighvfo, 2t,,st.,. crews had. bc,cp' Working roUnd •add, 44,st,,,,,',41,1,,,,,,, p,r9js§Xy4,,,,*
in an. effort ' to resole stranded. 'this side of Kia4shr7Age;'''whi'ek-4h"''-"*52"..:‘54444041Thr.Onet"."7".'betift•POrr-Sir....-tarri.bert", Quebecj''
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0 feet l n - and 10- more the spokesman said ' the and Fraser, Michigan. . Four
motorists, assist persons in • a ,..
problems would. have : been American ',teams will be, taking
difficulty in their homes, aid in feet high. ' DHO was using a
snowblower Monday morning to greatly , reduced had 'motorists , Part this year: in addition to
the removal of hundreds of
cut a path through the drift and remained off the highways, Fraser, who, we hear,' have a hot
school students and teachers to
was seriously' hampered by except in cases of emergency."' team, will be Detroit, • Mt.
their homes and in general,
• restore...as.% qnickly, as. , possible .
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safe highway travel.
motorists again who were.
411x.iolis to get on their way. , , The Goderich LfOns Club
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The same spokesman called , Young Canada Week will be a
the past 'week's storm as "worse
little different this year., Six new
than average". ..the "worst since, teams will be taking part, some
old favorites 'Will be missing and
He- said "DHO was using a total of 28 teams will he '
additional help this week to put changed. .
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Canadc!, tourney changes anhounied :
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Waterloo; the third event drew . played in the tournament and, SERIES IN THE WORLD" only
`33 clubs, this tournament was 21;000 youngsters all under the a few ever got to the National
won by Goderich, -Each year the age of 'twelve had `played the Hockey. League l The following
Y o u n g C an ad a Week . Goderich Lion.s' Clubs' Young are SQM0 of the players who are •
,
Clements' and Oak Ridges,. all
from Michigan. Tiverton and
Huron Park in Ontario 1,011 make
up the six new opes.
Twenty-two ' years ago a
„couple of chaps interested in the
youth of tomorrow ,had an idea
of holding a hockey tournament
for these youngsters on 'the
Wednesday of Easter Week.
• Nip Whetstone, who was then
0,10rffat3;',ILfit!Goderich Liians.
goodt" He 'reported a department dabbed that road Scotia) will also be absent, East
ot4er, sn-ow removal equipment', hat I tm.
Following the »storm which
dumped over two feet of snow
in this pa -.4. of the country and
highWay »travel was still
treacherous this, week, OPP and
road clearing crews repeatedly
urged motorists to stay off the
roads , unless they found_ it
absolutely necessary to • travel,
and driVers who.- did -venture--
• onto ' the roads despite the
warnings reported' conditions
ochalsh not missed
by worst storm
BY MRS: OLIVER McCHARLES
Mother Nature can bestow a
winter wonderland and also play,.
havoc MTh -Tier stormy *rays, as
which were much less than ideal • has been learned by many during
•-for this time of year. - '• the ' past •week. In three Weeks
• Sgt. R. F. Keene of the OPP, 1971 seemed to .have been the
Goderich detachment, said "the Perfect winter, latit with week
assistance -received .- from --th-F- -nuipberfoirr Of. January,_1971,.
provincial, county and. township claims The •honors to have been
road crews was commendable." one of the wildest on -record. '
He also expressed gratitu,de, to. . Snow banks ten, and twelve ,
snowmobile clubs in the area for
. feet high are to be seen on »
providing , a, ,yatuable seryice, to 1,5..»,19,,, Riky .,, A ,,,..
' :MIX-- tor keeping .-Eli*.elY"1-114fa' car is repOrted to lae"bifried fri
informed, and to, some farmers one of these drifts" it became
along County Road 25 west of stranded on. Tuesday at noon,
Auburn whd Tuesday evening the occupants left and went ,to
joined in the -search for an OPP the..fnearest farm house, thinking
officer lost in the.storm. • • to picktheir a p ' the.
Sgt. Keene reported ' many,', s
clay -.---' a week later and it can't .'
many accidents but fortunately, - be seen for , snow over it
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note of them were serious: The somewhere along the road.
'detachment' also had many calls ••
•about missin,g persons, Farmers, especially those with
presumably enroute to, various dairy herclg, suffered greatly. Jirrr
destinations and bdieved Bradley's were 70 hours -without
•.' stranded;- by friendg' and
r• -reittiVeS. .
in many barns. Small chicks on
one farm Were a problem.
• School children ',remained in
•the. school for three days and
two nights at' North Ashfield
Public School., Three- teathers
and three bus drivers cared for -
the 92 pupils of the schoolalong
with '30 from Brookside School
who became stivEncled at North
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If you think this wasn't much,
then try feeding ,and bedding
down 125 to 130 people with
• one small candle for light.,
farmers on ''.foot and grader
• operators came to the rescue
with food arca blankets. Donna
Elphick, a diabetic; was stranded
in Ripley where gh� attends
school. ••
Those who billeted- children
wondered which were the -most
concerned, 'parents or children.
Some children 'didn't want to
•
leave When • Dad did arrive, fttt
them. Children learned lessons,
"Our two telephones .- were-- Bill' Stewart fitted the tractor • Attend
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with P4OWer to mirk the cows. •.
24 hours a day,
steadily in
ringg y ,
reported Sgt. Keene. Water was another . thing -, • • •, ' ..•
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-He said "many motoristrWAre •.pumping by hand around the ., •
calling in ,to: find out about The..., clock to keep ,water to the cattle ancer
- condition - of ; ;the " roads." SO, ' ' •
..c9n10 rence- -
Food and milk
in short supply
• Food »store personnel. in
Goderich had the someWhat
unusual experience last week
cluring the storm' of having to
turn away customers who were
seeking the staple grocery» items
such as bread, milk, eggs, flour
and butter. "
Thursday with the storm still
•
• The '497-1 Campaign
Conference Of the , °Atari°
• Division Canadian » Cancer
" SocietY'•Was held in Torbrtto on
January 23 and 24. Attending
• from Huron were Gordon
• raging and chillChart Cl t
y shoppers er, orman
in on,
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making their way to the stofes Nhiting,Exeter, Mrs. » Apna
,.
to replenish food supplies, some Meyer, Wingliarn and George
mekchaTits Viere unable•to fill Hetherington, Bluevale,
requests. Even on Saturday, representing Huronia District.
.
food stores were running out of Guest speaker at the luncheon
certain items » although some on Saturday was Donald W.
deliveries had been • made to Vice-PresideRt of radio
• station' CFRB, T,oronto. Dr.
tc)wn following the snowfall. ,
' Kenneth Mustard was Chairman
.... ..... ..... Maurice 'Gardiner, owner of
of the General Sesgion, Saturday
Oar.diner's Dairy, tbld the story
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St rtn• . said that many. dairy farmers had Transplant discussed by Dr. E.
about the shortage of milk.' He afternoon, with Bone Marrow
not taught in the regular
curriculum. One thing they
learned was to eat What they
were Offered, and that it didn't
pay to be choosy.
Others' were without, fuel,
lived in the only warm corner
they could find. Several drew in
old »discarded stav,es_and made
do.
Neighbors gathered wherever
there was need - shardfood
• and fuel2Vinlay Madaonald ,and,
Jim Farrell were two whol
7needed.m--ar--doctor!sc. :care,. and-
• neighbors once 'again Came t�
• the rescue and 'cleared lanes' and,„
roads to get the n"eeded help.
A joyful note . in ail the
• confusion' 8 the news received
• by t on Id Simpson family
that. ughter Betty Ann had a
babY rl
hose who • received Mail
f nd to their delight the tax
rebate brought about by the
Federation -of Agriculture.
-Mother Nature has shown her
• strength, and now, we Ivait with
• readiness for a w'inter with,
wonder:at—id' Stirprizes that we
thought wouldn't or •couldn't
happen here. .
Tournament continued to have , Canada Week. . ',. now playing in the. N.H.L.
many more. enteries until ,it On April 1, 1959, Bramptori who have become Professional
reached a high of 87 dubs which ,• and Owen Sound played in the • hockey players: Larry Jeffrey,, .
• is all that conld,be,accepfed for 500th game -of the series. Paul Uenderson, Gary boak,, all
a 'week long ,tournarrient . The Brampton,won the game 5-3.. of .Gaderich the home of YoAing
largest number of cliibs to ever The 1000th game_yos .played Canada Week; Syl Apps Jr.,,,
'Pik, in the tournament, was on )April 21, 1965; between St. k Terry, Clancy, Chtich Leafley
during- Canada's ' Centennial Larriberf and ,St. Thomas., The Doug Harvey, Bryon , W*011,-
when1100 dubs_to.Ok„»,p'Art ;in „ boys -from St. Lambert Quebec, Ron,...EllisiNie,,k. Libbett,.Rd
,dubs _ • e.,-;-•.C.aglideg:',13ittbday.' -• - an' extra :• :wiin.41.4*gainets•krIvn.is!,..
and Lorne Wak,eline, Manager of „clay was ,needed. to play the 13 The 10 000th goal to be Park. '
the newly' opened GoderiCh extra, clu.bs for this one. •scored • in the tournament was
Memdrial »arena planned a one It is in,teresting t() note that notched by Danny McCarthy, of
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day hockey tournament for boys the- Winnipeg' Mustangi was the Stratford as his club defeated St.
under' 12 years of age and sent first club from outside of Thomas 8-2 in the 21st
. out word that the tournament Ontario to , play in the , tournament.
was open to any hockey club tournament. This was in 1954. 'The lOngest overtime game to
within an area of 30 miles of Since , then clubs from as far have been played wont 46
Goderich. Eleven teams entered away as St. Johns,' minutes overtime. This game was
this one day , event which was Newfoundland in the east,,. won by ' Zurich over Teeswater
won by Lucknow who captured VancoUver in the vvest, Lynn 4-3. It was played inthe1951
the Reg. 'McGee trophy as
winners "of » the tournarnent
'which has becotne known as the
",`.BIGGEST LITTLE HOCKEY
gERIES IN THE WORLD". Tlie
McGee trophy is still competed» When the 21- tournament Was -shots on goal decide the winner,
' completed during the spring with, the exception et, all final
holidays of 1970, there had been garries.
'1476' games•played; 10172 goals Of the 27;000 young hockey
had been scored; 130 tie games; players who played in the
37 entries, which was won 'hockey clubs ,t'BIGGEST LITTLE
" The Goderich •pons Clubs'
Young Canada Week Cominittee
for the 21st • fonrnament is as
follows:
Guy Emmerson, Chai Mani,
Herb Murphy, Secretary;
Execu the members Nip
Whetstone, Bill Leeson,. Eddie
Jessop, Al McGee, Red
Wilkinson, •• Bob Bill
Lake, Manitoba in the north and series and a young lady from Alcock, Walley Milley, Jack
Log Angeles,', California in the Teeswater, Betty Lu Macintosh, MacKenzie, Tim Elliott, Jack
south have Played in the • was in the nes for her club. In Hotchkiss, Clark Chisholm, John
,"BIGGEST LITTLE' HOCKEY • the 'event of tie games being Sully and Paul•Schutz.
SERIES IN THE WORLD". played. 1h4 the current series, • The 'BIGGEST LITTLE
'HOCKEY SERIES IN THE •
WORLD" ti Goderich Lions
Clubs' 22nd tournament will
start on Friday, March 19, and
continue through until Saturday, ,
March
for in the annual series. The cup
goes to the Champions of the
"13" division.
, The second tournament had
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Carniy91
• reokscheduled
The Goderich Kinsmen Winter
"Carnival ,was • cancelled last
.,weekend due tiatielfn-and
all events with the exception of
the snowmobile races will not
, now take. place.
All races » for snowmobiles- -
stock and modified ---will. take --
place Saturday evening only,
February 13 at Agricultural Park
• under lights. Starting time will
be.6
• Cash and 'merchandise prizes
will be offered and Kin
spokesmen say ' they still
anticipate a good list of entrants.
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CLARK'S
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found it necessary to dump milk
• A. McCulloch, Dr. R. A. Philips
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into the spow for several days and Dr. D. Amato.
because there- Was noway to „ . Miss'IT•lirtir» thitgild
administration office4There transPort it to, the daiDiet. •
was introduced at the dinner
, r an bp date ot, Som
; e. of the larger dairy. meeting and. entertainment was
been need! fo
• materials and some uncertainty • farmers, Gardiner said, dumped ,provided . by •, Catherine
as towhom had the as miich as 1,5150 pounds of milk:. McKinnon. • ,
responsibi i y for ordering it. , per day. In •proQits, it meant on • Sunday, speaker at the '
Reeve Paul, Carroll asked' if . those farmers » Were losing about luncheon -» was - Dr. T. Alex
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: Council CommitMcPherson, Departnient of
a
teek could have $80 d
"biidgets-prepared before the,end aily. ,', , - .
Gardiner • estirnated that . Medicine, 11niversity_ of Alberta,
of February to prevent a. delay between lip and 10 percent of Edmonton,
, in striking . the town's mill rate the mill5„.• production ' or . his
this year. Reeve Carrbll said he» routes had been' lost. •.
.1.mr.r...-Instl..a/aeen,,,,ittVitafadf.;i4m.„,,,,the ,.., .;Ise•»ets5peraticin of districf, :.
lateness Of Ehe budget last year. snowplow operators ,was greatly
and felt the early return of appreciated »by' • Ge'rdiner. In
committee budgets would_speed some cases, the " plows opened '.
. .things up.» Councillor Ed. roads into farms for the
• Giesbreeht suggested that as the , Gardiner trucks to, make their
mining revenue had been a major collections. •
-faCtorin--delaying the last bUdget "One .opetator just asked the
of council, the town could where I wanted to go next and
proceed" with the figure for last he led the WaY-":, ' said -Gardiner:-
• year and make any adjustments While dairy farmers Were
later.• ,.probably hardest hit, there Were
With reference t� a new reports of farmers taking losses,
anti-dumping and anti -litter because they were unable to ship'
bylaw, Reeve Paul . aarfoll hogs ready for market. , Some
infornied CoUncii he had revised farmers were experiencing
- 'big ideas somewhat following the ' difficulties ,obtaining sufficient
, previous meeting, of Council and feed for animals, many had
after talks with the Town Clerk problems watering stock in the .
a draft, bylaw had been barns equipped , with :electric
. submitted to the town solicitor pumping» systerns and others
for checking. He said it would be simply had trouble getting »back
presented at a later -meeting of and forth from the barn to do
couticil. » the chores.
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