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The subject of .a Huron .t
County Welfare system was
again a topic for lengthy
discussion at the February
meting of county council
Friday, February 26.
▪ . James L. Deneau, regional
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adr • iistrator for the
Der itent of Social- and
Family Services for Huron and
Perth, said thatin his opinion
county welfare serviees Were the
' .niost efficient way. to deal With,
welfare PrOle•1:14$. He said that ii
as
ave been suspeetect'rot-arrsing
costs -to rise but he pointed out
that in Huron County 4t year,
under the present system
whereby municipal officials
v
wide welfare plan
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administrate the welfarerequests, the costs roge by 70
percent. ,
He said ..that under a county
system of welfare distribution,
the orovince would pay. 50
percat of the administrative
costs.
Deneau also pointed out that
his office was not in any way
attempting to "squeeze" county
council into a county welfare
system.
""If you chose not tolnstitute
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still' continue to • give you-- the
• best possible Service," pledged
Deneau.
--66-raralized services had "more
than doubled" -- the original
estimates of cdsts, Deneau told
him it depended on the type of
service provided, an adequate
service or a service "with the
frills".
!It all depends on what you
want to buy," stated Deneau. -
Deputy -reeve Geriy 'Ginn was
told that the local reeves and
dePtity-reeves ',as Well as the
clerks would still be valuable
contacts within a county welfare
*Vetirir-ibeirethfttirSiitifitritir
local link in some degree. °
Bruce .Heat), director of. the
Huron County Children's Aid
Society, claimed, that about 15
percent of the done by his
protection, staff had to do with.
general welfare assistance. He
felt this burden would be
eliminated in a county welfare
system.
Reeve Elmer Hayter asked
Deneau why the costs of some
Firemen to oppose
the CKNX No
Tomorrow 'night, Friday,
March- 5, the Goderich Fire'
Brigade, , in conjunction with
C.K.N.X. Wingham Radio and
T.V. personalities, will hold. a
fun filled evening of hockey and.
comedy in the. Goderich
'Memorial Arena.
It Will. be the fire brigade's
version -of Friday night laugh -in
only. it will be live and in living
colottr, or vivid red - which ever
• the case may be.
'To start'theevening off so it.
w no e a comp ete but
far as hockey is concerned - the
hosq, the Zurich- Novice all-starsthe'
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the se
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beginning at 7:30. p.m. • •
----4411pwirig this at. 830- p.m.,
the Firemen 'and the
. , nO-stars, will take to
• the. ice for a.. night of mischief
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. . Shewfelt 'phis- sT - Clerk'
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g 0 'Hop -a -Long' , Harold Walls, and
-aren.ts
to 'curtail the speeders, Sergeant '
, ,, Ross `,Coraz' - s' Crawford.
. ' tO ‘ school
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The coache-s -will , be Archie
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'Grey Goose' Johnsoitand Ralph
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Heath also said that he
Sta r S were often called upon to
thought the municipal clerks
become "'experts in social
welfare". He felt that was unfair.
As well, Heath concurred
with James Deneau that the
local opinions would still be
sought.
"Consolidation doesn't
necessarily mean you throw out
the local flavour," Heath said.
While -there was no action
taken ,on the matter at the
present time, county councillors
are attempting CO gather more
information to help them in
their decision for or against a
county welfare system.
- Local clerks are ,asked to manager for the. Goderieli
submit -an accurate accounting Racing and Trotting Association -
and- mayhem and who knows
what?
P.S. -- C.K.N.X. will nof
reveal their lineup. However,
they have threatened the
Firemen with the Women's 'Lib'
movement by using females,
maybe , 'Roberta' Orr and
'Pauline! Henderson: Time will
tell,
The flying, flaming Firemen
will have such'notables as Chief
Ted `Backub' Bissett and John
'Tiny' Bissett in goal and such
ota pill 'Fergie' Frit-4Iey,,
Billy 'The Beak' Beacom, Gord
`1)vjr149 Toes' Walters,, Jack
tilar'-"tteriain; °
MacDonald, 'llammerin' flank
Westbrook; `Jolly' John Sturdy,
D. B. 'Tug' MacAdam, Rick
SaltY' Sowerby, Mike 7 -Bone'
O'Brien and 'Cab' Gautcher.
There will also besuch ringers
as _CoUncillors 'De ut ' Dave
Gower and 'D Deb
approval for a Huron County
Children's Aid budget for
$280,029 witrtlie-county. $41.P
tbeing $87,973; .reported that a
liaison committee to work with
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the' board of .edta6ttoll'in Hutton,
would be composed of, 'Warden
Jack P. Alexander; Gordon H.
Hess, chairman of the executive
committee; . and Everett
Mellwain, member of the
- executive committee; ' obtained
council's rsanCtion for 4.,n
Enierge9,d Measures hudget of
z. vr,Itu'Z'•f.,40;,:l
acting co-ordinator, Clerk John'''.
Berry, reThe area drafunded back dirctly to roe festival for schools will be held at .Goderich
the county; and reported audit
fees for all county departments
at $4,220 to A. M. Harper,
county auditor.
District Collegiate Institute March 5 and 6 with. entries -from
GDCI, Stratford Central and Northwestern, Clinton, Exeter and
Wingham. The Goderich entry is "The Madwomen of ahillot,"
directed by Warren Robinson. Members of the cast are, from
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the left: Anne Hop,kinsonGail FritileY; Rick Fisher; Trudy
Kernighan, Jim Daer; Sherry Moore, Sue Dunlop, Jan
Sutherland, Al Pirie and Debbie Dunlop. Costuints, which are
excellent, are by Linda Reinhart. -Staff Photo. ,
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Raceway as s
�p to..,$10/00.
• Bruce Erskine, -raceway," , tourist attraction,. Erskine, said.
About 15,000 persons 'attended •
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next week
Robertson' Memorial School
got the jump on Education Week
by holding an Open House'
Tuesday evening, 'but a varied,
program of events is scheduled
for tonight and all of next .week.
• Tonight, Thursday, March 4,
there will be v011eyball in the
• au d itoriurrt ; Of Robertson
Membrial , • School with the
- • parents opposing the students at
7 p,m. ,
Wednesday, March 10 - and
Friday, March 12, the operetta
H.M.S.. Pinafore is being
presented at 8 p.m. There will be
a charge for this production"and
tickets will be 'on sale at, the
• school or may be purchased
...from senior students.
Thursday, Makch 11, hasbeen
• designated as family movie 'night
with a showing of ,Fluffy at 7
p.m. •
The -Open House on Tuesday,
March 2, featured a -Science Fair,.
music and ojnnastic
de monstratiois, pottery
demonstrations and films for,
parents.
At - Victoria, School, Open
House , will- be held Monday
evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Then
on friday morning, parents will
' be invited to,attend classes with
their children to see just what is
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Sing -a -Long'„ Kidgswell, Stick
boy is 'S d' San 'Duckworth and
Gerry, 'Dynamite' Denomme is
the. water 'bOy.
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• GOal judges be Bruce
'Here Come The Judge' Sowerby
s, and Collin 'Can't -Miss' MC -Millen.
The referees for the event will be
His -Worship, Mayor Harry
Wdursell and former Detroit Red
Wing Larry Jeffery,
This night of fun was to have
been held. on January 20, but
was postponed 'due to the stOtin
at that time. All advance tickets
that Were gild will be honoured
tomorrow night.
The tickets are twenty-five
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Red Cross
annual canvass
March 15-20
The annual -canvass for funds
for the 'Red Cross will take place
in Goderich, March 15 to 20. It
will be co-ordinated by. the
Maple Leaf Chapter IODE with
Mrs. John ;Stringer as chairmah:
Canvassers are, urgently
needed for this campaign and all
women of. the -town are urged to
telephone Mrs. Stringer with an
affirmative reply to the request
for volunteer help.-
spenttrlo-ealjr-WiF77--appeared;-,befote'--Goilerieh-Ao
welfare matters, in an attempt to council 14t week to request -
decide whether an estimated rnembers to give consideration
welfare administrative budget of to making up to $10;000
$30,000 to $35,000 is, out of available to the Association,
line. ' preferably interest free.
James Deneau warned county Erskine said the money was
councillors it would be most needed for capital expenditures
difficult to come up with an around the track and to makf a
accurate figure in this study, but few needed ,improvements. He
Reeve Elmer liayter retaliated- noted that while it was Still ridt-
with a remark that: the county 'quite clear' to what:extent new
estimate would probably be as regulations would affect the
near to the ' truth aS the Goderich track, it was evident
estimated costs from Deneau's that some changes mould have to
office of a county welfare , be Made to satisfy the provincial
system. , government. q'
In other business, the Erskine said the Association
executive committee received. wouldprobably have to
construct a new jUdges: stand to
replace theTresent one built just
Huron hires., four years agci.. He said new
- • regulations would not permit the
judges to be in the Same, area as
lap nner the timers'and chart writers.
Also ,mentioned as 'Possible
Halifax
around the ' track; improved
expenditures, was a hubrail-- all
from Hal
lighting , the betting area; three
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111 - A plantiinr'director for :the asphalt Strips at the back ,of the
County of .Huron has been hired • grandstand; . and - additional
at a salary of $13,300. He is washroom facilities,
Gary Davidson df Halifax and he The 'track, . according to
will arrive on the job May 1, Erskine, is Worn down to, the
101. • bare minimum and , should be
The county has also agreed to resurfaced,
pay ° moving 'expenses for Mr: "There is nothing left :for Us
Davidson and , his family, to work on," he said. '
estimated, at about $2,000. Additional stabling would- be
Mr. Davidson , will be helpful, Erskine mentioned. He
responsible to implement the explained ' there `'. are. just, not
official county plan when enough stalls for all, the horses
approved and will be. available inkept at the track' regularly and
an advisory' capacity ' to - all „for horses _ brought in on race
municipalities M Huron.
day. Presently, Some horses are
The . proposed' official plan , moved out on race day to make
will be presented to thellarch room for incoming animals.
session of county council.: - Erskine described the local
Following. that, the report will raceway as a "good small
go to the local municipalities for industry In town". He noted
study. The Planning Board will 'over $12,000 was paid out irt
again discuss the official plan wages last year to 15....tb 25 full.
„ April , 28 and after that, public or part-time employees. •
meetings will' be held to acquaint The raceway is also aii. itrea
residents'.with it, Finally, the- ,
plan- will be brought 'to county - , .
council for final- decision.
racee last year and . close to
1624;000
winning racers. "
In answer tO Connell%
• question concerning- how long
the raceway , officials would
require the money if it was made
available, Erskine -,said he hoped
the loan would Ile repaid in two
years. Ile pointed out, however,
that if the Association
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•tsperieticed five or six nights of
rain in an 11 -night face season, it
could seriously affect financial
. returns.
Erskine reminded council
initial investment ' of. $25,000
had been repaid with interest.
• "It _has been, one of the more
satisfing ventures in which the
'town has shared," Erskine
•; 'remarked.
Sunset
and picking up dead, animals. He
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EN GARDE!
But council won't fence
.. , A. fence between thejormer pushed by the snoVkiplow against
, • Victor Lauriston School and the it. ,. . .
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Aberhart property. came under , 'Council agreed it could ,..
close scratilty . bY • Goderich "assume no responsibility foi
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ANIMAL CONTROL
' OFFICER
Richard Eisler of Britannia Road
- has been appointed animal
control: officer far Goderich
effective March). He succeeds
Kenneth Boyce who -resigned in
6ecember. Mr, Eisler will be
• responsible for impounding
animals !eft loose, selling tags to
'Owners of, dogs who have no tags'
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evening.
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• The finance committee • of
• council had recommended that
the town share in the cost of the
fence, . constructed last year.
Members wete rerniltded that the
requeafrorn ''Aberhart,for a
portion of the cost of the fence
had ' beeu. received in,May, 1970,
.,but a final decision in the matter
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had never been forwarded from
council to Aberhart.
After discussion concerning
council 's position, a vote_showed
that the majority of town
councillors was opposed to
paying a share in the fence. '.
It Was: agreed, however, 'that
Aberhart -should receive, an
apology from council .•for .the
unusual delay. •
"We must gat around, to the
point where we can act more
quickly stieh* cases," stated
• CouncillOi DebShewfelt..
'Another fence owned by Art
Bourdeau was a subject for
additional' disCuSsion. It was..
learned that the,. chain link fence
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still
sinking
The Owners -of 'gutiset Hotel
,
wilf-be adviSed by' letter frorn
has been sworn in as a Special
' constable by the Goderich' Police
Department and will . be
operating under the town's
Goderich TOwn Council that
• . animal control bylaw. - Staff n.
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verandah on the building, has Photo had been damaged by snow
collapsed.
Several members -of council
notedthe premisesnot only 'Doc' Cruickshank buried yesterday
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Street.
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"There Was just no 'place'etse.
to put the snovkl,"
Councillor Shewfelt. .
The matter was referred to
the insurance company • for
finvestigation
.Council investigatio.
o2fe.r.i4. TOwn Council ,
learned last Thursday' evening
that St: Pierregonstruction,Ltd.
was just as.anxious to clean .up
the ..debris at --the stie of the .
former \law- Lauriston School •
as are members of toWnCbuncil..
A letter from.the demolition
company said the piles of •rubble,
around the site are frckzen solid
and will be as soon' as
weather permits, ,
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Town, Council; for GOaerich
has passed; a° bylav'; setting ; the
-;4tarting date 'for Daylight aving
Time as .Sunday, April 25 at 2
a.m. with. residents Jevertiria -
StarKlard Time October 31 at • ",
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looked better but they . declared •
it safer as a result of,the mishak, dies
'Irr other -business, council will H '
advise McIntee Real Estate if
was_not prepared to sell or lease
uron radio TV pioneer
town •property on _Highway 8
" because providing • a •
serviceable function"; - agreed_
that the town's new animal
control officer ..should be
suftablyequipped \fpr -his work;
heard a report from Councillor
Deb Shewfelt with regard to the
Good ROads Convention held
-recently; and authorized the
purchase of a two-page coloured
ad in the Bluewater Vacation
°Guide 'promoting - Goderich
Harbour. -
-Coach House o
The. pioneer •of radio in Wingham, where the body rested '
Southyrn Ontario, and Alie-Thrior to burial. ' „
..• former Amer of Huron . Mr. Cruickshank, „laid the
County's ' only radio ' and -' groundwork for CKNX when he
television .'station, W. T. !Doc" assembled a ' radio transmitter
- Cruickshank - died , Sunday from Plans'outlined' in a copy of
eyening,February 28 in Victoria ' Popular Mechanics magazine in .
Hospital, London, following: a 1926. • if •
long illness. He was 73.' , He soon operted a radio -repair-. ..
'Funeral -service was shop, and, for the next 10 Near
6 yesterday, March 3 • at St.: broadcast programs to Wingliam
• Andrew's •Presbyterian Church, - area listeners under an -amateur
•Wingharn with Rev.- Robert radi'o licence.
Armstrong • officiating, assisted .
by Rev. Gordon L. 'Fish, comilni)Herria315licehnec.e„(athndtiltilrecine-IAa'
Toronto, a former Wirigha illtiltIVY' station Was given the call
Minister. . letters COX.
ancrclear ,at the other end. He
then went on to-develdp a more
sophisticated network to reach ".
Wingham radio.,,S'. • • Early •
broadcasts were 'Sporadic hut
included regular Thursday night
"jam sessions" of musie. '
- One of the original members
peraters„ ValMearers werr4,--S-eatt---Reidr -At 59, 'he plunged into vv hat
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, - John Brent, Earl Heywood, Don ,was then the relativel ,unknown
, . Robertson, 'Glen Sc'hieffle and T. world of tetevision, onls , three
mOved. to iarger - quarters
. . S teph en Cruickshank and
R. 'gathers. Two grandsonS, years after the mail:mi./had been,
, . , introduced in .Caitada.
°Donald McCall - were• When the licence for
• The Coach ". House, "Trav,e1 car hire companies and hotels."
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Service has moved to neIt may surprise some to learn -floWerbearers. ' ,- - . CKNX TV was approved in,
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premises on Hamilton Street. that4Most of the services offered -Interment was in Wingha1955, he became owner of the. ,
Cemetery. 13th television station to be
,A Masonic' Service „was held . founded in ;Canada.
Tuesday. evening at the, . R. A. Doc Cruickshank was horn
Currie and Son Funeral Home, Wilford Thomas Cruickshank, a
This new. location -offers the by the Coach House are free.
. prospective, traveller spacious There are ,certain items'
and inviting decor in which to re -charged to the customer such ,
plan'his itinerary. as passport and - isa fee S' but,
,„ It is almost three years since generally speara , it costs no
-the proprietors of the Cdach More and possibly less to book a
1 House, Mr. and Mrs: Brian passage ' through the local.
, Markson, came to Goderich to representative.
set up thetravel agency. ' I.
... ...... .. Having spent over 20 years in
The Goderich Horticultural Society met last week for an organizational planning meeting for
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is 1911. Frot..the,,,left, front row: Wendy Hoenig, vice president; Paul Carroll, president and Beth
.Wark., secretary. Back row, Jessie Beach, director, Edna Shaw, membership convener and Roberta
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Machan, director. The groCiplias,plans for another very active year-stm
artiwith activities in the
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' Over 1400 individual
passengers used, the services of
the travel, industry including the Coach House during 1930
four years as an,airline inspectibr, including more than 1100 airline
Mr. Marksori was fully aware of passengers. Bookings have' been
the difficulties of 'starting an received from people as far away. -
agency. "We were determined to as Port Elgin, Detroit, Almeda,
• offer Goderiek, and _Huron Michigan; London and Welland.
County a complete -travel service Local clients have travelled to
with -licenses and appointments Such , places as Bozeman,
on a world wide basis," state- ontana; Inuvik, N.W.T.,
Mr. Markson. "We accomplished. Lubu bashi in the Congo,
this by working for nothing for Tahiti ad Ufa, to- mention a
the first 10 months during which few
;\
we prined a need . for such a
service in this area.'We now ' Mr. and Mrs. Markson-; along
represent all the world's airlines with Mrs. Malj. 'Emerson, who
and shipping companies. Til assists 111 the agency, invite you
additibn, we also represent to drop in and look around their
C.N.R. and various European hew location, don't be.surprised;
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Morris Township farrner's Son,
• - . a farm two miles south of
Bell office
- Wingham in 1898.
At 15 his father died, arid he
d• was forced to leave school and
osing' here find work to support the family.
-s" He soon held_three jobs, working
• Bell. Canada office on West 10 hours daily at the local
Street will close March ,15, fOti-dry, • • evenings as a
according Co rJim Scott, area projectionist at the local theatre,
manager for Bell Telephone. -and, in,hs "spare, time" as a
Business will be conducted --driver for "Wingham's Dr. J. P.
through the Stratford office, Mr. Kennedr -
Scott said, although customers The last job earned himthe
still will he able to pay their • nickinimewhich stayed with him
telephone b'ilIs in -town through for the rest of his life.
Henderson's Rook Store on The Doc's first radio transmitter
• SciuMrare..Scott, explained ASbuilt on a blustery February
the office day in Wingham. He tested it by
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in Goderickijwas being clOsed as, -stringing vire across the street
part of economic measures. from the Brunswick Hotel: to a
William . Haysom, former dentist's office and ordered a
manager, retired late in .1970 friend to play I AM Seeing Nellie'
and Mr. Scott, located in
r4' or , is serving this area, Home tinsough --the microphone
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ariners,
Setvice
on radio
The annual Mariners' Service
was held Sunday, February 28 at
Knox Presbyterian Church with
about 400 persons .in,
attendance.,
It was the 57th observance of •
the Mariners' Service which waS.
\, instituted in the spring -of 1914
as a spiritual preparation for the
men, and' women going back, to .
their ships, by the Rev. George
RoSs, minister of Knox Church
from 1908: to 1916.4'
A minute's silence was
observed. for persons who, 'in
years gone by lost. tfteir. lives
while 'working on the Great '
Lakes and.other waters.
Special music was provided
by the Harbcaralres and the
direction of George Buchanan
and Alan Ralston, Islington,:
trumpeter.
AssiStiiik in 'the preparation
of the service were Frank .
McArthur, Dick McLean, Jack .
‘Stoddart, Bill Artdre-ws' and
Frank Clark. .
The convener of the service
was Arnold McConnell,.
The service was taped this ,
year anii will be presentA '
Wpc.h. m, n
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cs=szsloci=0==== he in UORFASI C Came through °mt.
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