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A •
report fix of Goderich Town
1ij Council ttt the Maitland Golf and
Country Club may 'be for sale ,has not
-startled too many Citizens. Most• residents.
in .,town realize the Shareholders . of the
'focal club' 'have known- financial
�' �fficcrttres 'rrr -ieeent" ~.ti es-76nd— many
persons have wondered how long it would
be before some action would be taken to
correct the situation.
News that the Town of Goderich is
interested in acquiring' the property as a
municipal• asset may come as'a surprise to
some taxpayers. There may be many who
like Councillor Reg. Jewell feel that this
town is "recreation poor." They, may even
be unable to comprehend council's
seemingly quick decilsion to grab up the
have u. tremendous tax burden to shoulder
and that the acquisition of another
recreational facility seems like
unnecessary spending.' tiut when' we are
reminded. that Goderich Town:;Council is
commissioned bby the ttwnspeQple to
f w :f Pc M e'..' f.t1 Nt s3,1 s hgrrdle-
the' routine matter of the. day, the
decision of council to 'take while the
taking is possible' dues not seem out of
line.
It is becoming more ,end h rnore apparent
as the years✓ roll by that generations to'
come will have almost, as much J.,eure
time as working time. It is difficult for
some folks to 0. understand that the
four-day work week is already a reality in
�" ' �5ome areas and a three-day work week is
Maitland Golf and Country Club if it is not considered unlikely in the future.
available to the municipality.
At time of writing we dolt't know what
agreement will be reached by the
shareholders of the Maitland Golf and
Country Club in this .regard although.
there seems to be good reason to assume
the Town of Goderich will not have'the.
opportunity to take fiver the premises , .. •
and for that reason,' it may be that the
thought behind this editorial lacks punch
at this time.
Remember When , ? ? ?
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.60 YEARS AGO ° sons of Mrs. Freeman and the
Interest in the Anderson late Jos. yreeman, Bruce Street.
murder case was suddenly . 10 YEARS AGO
revived last Saturday by the Subscribers of the 50 -year old
circulation of a report, that Colborne Municipal Tel;all:ne
. ,Edward a dine, vu.ha-isdcaonfined ,_ _ _y s_t a m, .. rt.f rrc�t;s dr - �a s t --
amalgamation with the Blyth , '-'-
System and in favor of accepting
#r an offer from the Bell Telephone
Co: The Bell will pay $8,500 for
1 the buried Cable and for rethoval
of other 'plant,' will construct its
o'wn lines and install its oWn M
telephones. Tb'e• changeover may.
beeyompleted by the end of next ,
eat ,,,, * .!,, H1h v,-,'ar,,,,0.1.1k3 4,,,,,,y,, ,:,x 4,- e - a yxt* ,
in the jail here awaiting trial on
the ,charge of killing, Lizzie
Anderson on the night of
September 20 last year, had
made and signed a full statement
" of the facts, admitting that he
committed the deed. in his
alleged ° confession, Jardine
:contradicts his evidence given at
t,„„it $t,. >l t„r ! ;6,.
is stated that he now admits that
he enticed the Anderson girl
from the ex`'hibition grounds to
the cellar of the vacant house. on
Eldon Street: In the struggle
which followed during which the
giri threatened to expose him,
Jardine according to his story
says. ,he struck her and then
gashed hey throat, 1 -le alleges
that his murderous attack was
due to a fit of temporary
insanity. Realizing what he had
done, he fled••to--his:horrie"where
he washed the blood from his
hands and clothing. Members of
the Jardine family deny that”
Edward has made a confession.
However, they, are not allowed
to converse privately with him
and probably know no more
than others about the latest
developments.
25 YEARS -AGO
Thos. • Freeman of the
Occupational Force in Aurich,
Germany, . flew to , England
several weeks ago to meet his
brother, .Benson of the RCAF".
Thos- hopes to returning
Canada very shortly.
Unless municipal; p:rovincial and
federal governments take so steps now
in pre.par.,a,t,i,o.i for this poteial upsurge.
of activity -hunting people, towns like;
Goderich could be facing 'economic ruin
in the future as tourists and even residents
settle elsewhere • to satisfy their
leisure, -time wants and needs.
'It isn't easy to legislate wisely today so
that...ttomorrow's citizens will 'rot lose out
.., Still we ,hoed to point but that we and current ratepayers Will not suffer. The •
believe council's judgement in, deciding in ' task is one which calls for soul-searching'
. ,..p, :.aGqu ri g, tt e .�(la tla_Golf and acid co4r:age., It is easy to, say ''spend" for north'of ire town--
-._.. ----farm' just`- �.
limits. Tile permit was passed at.
'4he March meeting of the
council and brought reaction
from local residents tti'ho feared
the smell from the mink could
lower the value of their
properties and • make life
...ounple4alrt for them. •
A petition was circulated last
week protesting the building and
.a meeting was ctr.11ed...to iron,out •
` SPRING iS HERE! come the bicycles, skipping ropes, the balls. •Drivers are advised to be
un the .,Iert fur carefree children playing ur running out on, the roads for wobbly youngsters
trying out their bikes. And the Ontario Department of Trdnsport has this reminder for parents
coo: make sure that your children play games in a safe place away from traffi- that they know,
u1id obey the traffic 'safety rules uo foot ur on their bicycles Lhat the bicycles they ride are in
safe mechanical condition.
Out
the
Looking across Huron County
....through the weekly
A potenl,ially smelly"issue '•:as deterioration of the,brain.
worked out quietly Tuesday "You'll 'have .to...prove to me
tug} t at a special meeting of it ; good." ,commented Reeve
i•Iullett township council and B,,yle and the -Mayor • then
reside its of north end Clinton, indicated A4 if the mothers who
Hullett township and Goderich were calling gave their children
township. enough milk to, drink— they'
The : problem arose when .coitldn'1 have any' teeth
Hullett cottticil issued a building problems.. •
permit to John ••Rapson ' to • Councillor. Tom MacMillan
construct a mink'• shed on his suggested it .may be betterto put
Country Club, if it is available to them, is.
sound - v-ery'sound.
'We realize the municipal taxpayers
a popular cause and "cutback" for things
Tess urgent... . but when does that
become false economy?
What's your contribution?
The above editorial outlines what we - until someone else Works -through the
believe to be the duty of °council in the
Town 'of 'Goderich with'regar,d to building
for the future. Now we have set to -
wondering just how much of the
, responsibility _ must be carried by the
municipal legislators . . and how. much
° by, individuals. `
",..'We Were.interested last week in Reeve
Paul Carroll's assessment of.. a meeting -on
tourism, he attended in Stratford recently.
Reeve Carrbll stated in council he believed,
the time was fast approaching when.
private enterprise. must step forth and
,take some of the initiative toward
• building a better future for the Town of
Goderich ... ,and pay for it themselves.
'Those may sound, like harsh words.
iViaybe: that'sbecause we've be.cornnem,
accusto,tned,._ to sitting back and waiting-.;
problems to give• us what we want..
Sometimes it ' even see'rris, like the best.
route to take.' •
Still the`rer is little doubt that in many
the problem.
Reeve Hugh Flynr•i said
• following the meeting that the
council had 'delayed. action on
the permit in January • to give
people time to react to the
proposed„ building' and that the
permit had not been issued ag,..in
at the'February meeting. He said
that by the March meeting the
• council --felt they , had done
enough . research. into the
problem .and since they had had,
. complanjts 'passed the permit.
, Mr. ,,R.tpson had .been- raising'
mink without a barn "fot,over
year, the.re'eve said. •
However many • residents 11
the area did not lear;, about the
building until the ,issuing of she
permit was reported in a ..news
story out the Nlarch meeting.
They n 1 ,the•circulated the
• petition. .L
At the meeting Tuesday night
Mr. Rapson made'it cleathat he
did not' want to go ahead with
his building if' his. neighbours
objected. With his permission
the council rescinded the' permit'
for ' the barn. —Clinton
News -Record.
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instances, the whole'cbminunity is paying
for the little extras which are of the
greatest benefit to business. And while It
cannot -'be den -i -ed 9 that the business
community' is important tb the Tpwn of
Goderich, it ' cannot be forgotten that
mun:icipah'taxes are climbing :to the point
now where individuals won't be able to
=afford much more.
Maybe it is high time that the people
of the business community .organized
themselves into.- a bureau ,to determine
what changes are necessary to ensure -this
town's future and what they are prepared
-`to contribute tp it.
Let's boost G�derkh
Young Canada Week in Goderich is a
big event: Thi,s week, most businessmen 'in
town are noticing extra people on the
streets and in their stores and that's a
welcome treat at any time.
With the number of young hockey
players and their families and friends in
town right novo;. we have 'wondered why
some thought has note been given Jo
providing . some kind , of , special "
entertainment -for them.
Not everyone` stays at the arena all day
long. , Between games, we suppose that
visitors to ' Goderich are looking for i
something to do 'to fill the few hours free
to them until their next, contest. '
We would suggest' that the' town
•business community and the tourist
enthusiasts should caj�italize on the'
• opportunity brought about ' by Young
Canada Week to sell Goderich.
True, the start should be made in a
modest fashion•m'aybe free guided tours
• of the court . house or daily • movie
matinees at the local theatre' for openers. :
But surely if would be wise to spotlight
Huron's unty- town and cash in on a
ready made promotion by Goderich Lions.
for Young Canada Week.
Couicikllor Bruce Shaw was n
few ,minutes late for Monday's
• • Co '1' t' d d'teted
'Youth and -music
Music is ,a language MI.. its own and
when that language is sounded by children
and- young people, it is all the more
h
exciting."
- The town of •Gorterict�-ar be ravel
its young musicians, particularly those
who were members of the HMS Pinafore
production ,�' at Robertson Memorial
School; the Robertson Memorial school
band; the' choir at St. Mary's Separate
School; and the G.D.C.I, bands under the
direction of Charles.Kalbfleisch.
All of these young people' have. been .
heard — or will soon be heard - in
concert in Goderich. The'ommunity has `-
expressed its appreciation' to them by• just
being present to`hear and to applaud.
That's the way it shou Id, tie .in a town
like Goderich ... and we are certain that
music, with all its,,marVetlous' qualities,
_. will be preserved here for Yet another
generation at least.
unci mee ti an r►r a
.he had been busy answering the
telephone since returning home
from a meeting i't Clinton ,an
hour before council convened.
He said in.—that----cafe-hour
,period timed received calls from
nine women and three men
voicing their approval for the
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fluoride iu milk, rather thJn the
water.
"Put its in pop, then they'd be
sure to ,,get it," Mrs. ,Jermyn
noted.
No further action was taken
on the matter although
Councillor Shaw suggested the
details about the cost .ahouId still
be obtained from the OWRC.
Exeter Times -Advocate. ,
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An ice -shaving machine was
donated, to. the Goderich Arena
by Dearborli Steel Tubing of 'r
Goderich. The outfit is capable
of taking two inches of ice per
hour off the arena ice surface.
.The new Kinette members •
initiated were Mrs. Isabel
Bamforth, Mrs. Janet Gemmill,
Mrs. Barbara Shewfelt, Mrs.
Marie Whetstone and Mrs. Ferne
Carter. •, .. ,•._.:
ONE YEAR AGO
Town paid homage to
founder' of You►rg Canada
Hockey 'tourney wheng, L. R.
;Nip" Whetstone was named
"Mr. Pee. Wee Hockey" 21 years
of tournaments.
Councillors Paul Carroll and
David Gower aatd council" to
approve resolution for improved
access to Highway 401 i
Paul Henderson of Goderich,
^fastskating forward, of Toronto
Maple Leafs, will be top
instructor at, the NHL Players
- llockty School in Ilarriston.
Work on Arena renovations
to start ' 'in April.
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replaces
ependent.
'Do you remember this meat market on the Square. Ainslie's are still here. We've changed N
somewhat since 1915, but the aims, goals, and Charm, are. still the same. Independence
means quality and freshness! independence means personalized service! Come and visit us
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this week Here are some Specials that you'll find:
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tddittiorr Of-ftupride�•ta to:cat~ � . . ,
r*' water supply.
Councillor Helen Jermyn said
she had received calls from two
yoong mothers who were ' in`
favor of fluoride and said she
may have had "'more, but she, too
Was away forthe afternoon.
-Clerk . Eric . ,Carscadden
reported the OWRC had not yet
been contacted, but said PUC
�' riaker Hugh , Davis . had.
indicated over a year "ago that
adding 'fluoride would' require a
totals expenditure of some
$16,000. He said•new equipment
at thte four pumping stations
nwouId, cost about $4,000 each.
Mayor Jack •Delbridge
predicted the cost •would
probablyhe $25,000 -now.
The Mayor said the actual
cost of the fluoride would
probably not be very much, but
pointed out that it would -
require fluoridating a lot of
water that was not used for
drinking.
He opined that the doctors
who suggested' the water supply
should contain certain levels
could be -wrong as some people
• could get a build-up in their
system.
"I think there's a better way
than puttiiig It (fluoride) in
water," he said, but gave no
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