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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-08-05, Page 4144(SIGNA,L.STA R, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1971 9 . " t.e If eat printers were determined not to parint anything til. w they were .sure it wouldff ' offend no`one,,ther wouE ' e Y ° Vic'. very little rintect ,.... Benjamin Franklin p lust wondering what to expect -1, It is interesting when an election looms on the horizon what ' 'plums' the government can pull-out of the provincial pie to lull the voters into complacency. The most' noteworthy during recent weeks has been the -lowering of the "age - of majority" the simple decree that • 18 -year, olds• are novo .Mature enough to drink legally, to. enter into binding i financial contraots and, probably most singularly important to the politicians, to vote. • A After 'all, none but a back-biting 18 -year old who has just been given the`I full' rights. of adulthood by the benevolent Ontario government, would dare to cast a ballot toward the demise of the regime. But that is by no ,means the only tempting -tidbit being• tossed at ' the Ontario voter.' Almost daily now, this ..;, Via.,©.f, %+al eS frQi . 1 r71 .nr .""Ch . ca,..°F:L"5•....jiis?J• i? • .various departments of government advising .that more of something we like will be given to us - or less of those things we don't like will,be forced upon us.'. Most recently, for, instance, was a note from. M-i•m-i-ster of Education .Robert Welch which. begins, "The Ontario Department of Education will pay more toward the' cost of school construction " In Huron County, there • has been a marked increase -in goodies for the electors to sample the new industry in' hard-pressed. Clinton with the Ontario Development Corporation granting a $100,000 performance loan for_ starters. We can't complain. To do so wouldbe folly.'• 'BLit we do wonder what else the provincial" politicians will haul from their mystical 'bag of tricks before election day and just how much it will cos -Cid -1'n the J ►ext fo.0 r. y..ears.- ..:'9`E'xf"''ra,A';.-";k\i8i!"�.,°ev. - ,Bt?i4i'-.u..e;+awa'"iG,.w:.•` 'y,. '1%*" Split Split in the ranks? It's ironic that Tess than a month after they so triumphantly declared a candidate for the coming, provincial electi-on, the `Huron New democrats already have a split din' the- ranks. .- • ° After Paul Carroll, the young, energetic school teacher from Goderich who is also • the reeve of the town, was declared as the official candidate, he . was immediately Congratulated by • his -only opponent, Ed Bain, also of Goderich. •`",• h All night long, the guest speaker, Ken: . Bolton, M.P:P. for Middlesex South, joked about`"tf e disunity of -the Liberal party -,in the» iegisiaturel how•' the Liberals could 'At, never -agree on' anything which, he said, . left,.. the NDP to be• the effective opposition to the Conservatives. And when the meeting was over the New Democrats heard the news that their fellow N DP'ers in' Saskatchewan had. unseated Ross Thatcher and they. seemed .- to 'take t as an omen' that theywere destined to 'knock. off the.Torries, even in this strong Torrie .riding with the Torie'of ;all Torres,, Charlie MacNaughton holding sway. A . But now; less than a 'month later, Mr. • Bain ,,declares*' ,he will run . as 'an independen't and he ..has been expelled• from the riding association. It's too bad for young Paul Carroll. ° With his party united he would have had a tough—fight` but he might have stood a chance. He is a good man, if inexperienced', but it seems. -•a sharne to WHEN SIR FRED CK HALDIMAND BECAME GOVERNOR Off' AUE8EC IN' 1778, HE WAS ! ERMINED TO PROVIDE A SAFER PASSAGE FOR VOYAGERS TRN $PORTING FURS OVER THE DANGEROUS 'ST LAW-. RENCE RAPIDS. ' CAPTAIN WILLIAM TWISS, OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS, WAS SELECTPTO DIRECT THIS EARLY CANAL PROTECT fc-- he Jn5t,t.jiueitceLa1tat , -11t1. . CQTEAU P LAC TWIS.S BUILT THE FIRST MASDR LOCK, CANAL, IN NORTH A ICA. IT 'WAS 900 FEET LONG AND S€VEM4rEET WIDE. ITS THREELOCKS WERE LESS THAN 'JO FEET LONG," WITH A DEPTH OF 2 a FEET 'SUFFICIENT TO 'PASS THE 'LARGE CANOES OF TRE VOYAG- ERS. TWISS COMPLETED THE CANALIN 1780, AND IN 1804 THE CA- NAL WAS ENLARGED, TO ACCOMMODATE ITS EVER INCREASING TRAFFIC. THAT SAME RATE OF PROGRESS 'CONTINUED ON MOST ST. LAW- RENCE . AND GREAT L AES CANALS, OD BYISSSTREllt WAS AN UNINTERRUPTED FLOW OF' NAVIGATION BETWEEN THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE "Ta LAKE SUPERIOR. CAPT. WILLIAM TWISS INSPECTING THE LOCK AT COTEAU DU LAC, QUEBEC • ,y aZE throw him to a lion like Charlie without even, a strong par'tybehind him - But. anyone listening at that nomination meeting. could have '_seen something like this .developing sooner or later. For despite the protestations' of the party hierarchy that, they have one policy, "one voice, it was apparent that the NDP was a grab back for a thousand ideas, , The IADP is the•haven on one side for the tough Labourites like Mr. Bain, and on the other for the intelligencia like- M -r. Carroll. It spans the spectrum from those Who; would -"like to nationalize everything, to those who are. mor$ moderate and practical, frdm; those who don't want - American investment' to those who do. From moderate farmers in the Federation Of Agriculture to the immoderate • National Farmers Union. ' All these elements. could be seen at • that• meeting. As . usually happens in the party; :-the moderate won out and Mr. 'Carroll was nominate as "party candidate, but the labour side, the hard line side was alienated, leading to the decision of Mr. Bain to run alone, They pity is that now we might as -well_' save the cost of: an election. in Huron and send MacNaughton back for another five years, unless the Liberals come up with a strong candidate which right now -seems unlikely. That he•would win is a forgone conclusion, but he might have been the better for a little tussle. Newspaper best with co-operation The town of Goderich is small in the eyes of the world, but one or two weekly newspaper reporters trying vainly • 'to stretch the hours in. a day to cover every single happening- in • the . 'mdnicipality, it is a mighty 'large area. indeed. • We believe that a weekly newspaper 5hould..contain as much local news as it is possible to print. We believe that a Ste y about a children's concert in •a church - basement is as vital to a segment of our readers as an in-depth study of the town council meeting' is to others. We -believe that a weekly newspaper worth its salt .� should reflect the character'of the town it serves. 1- 'To do an adequate . job with -the amount of staff it is economically -feasible for a newspaper of this size to hire requires the co-operation of the' readers. We welcome telephone calls when something is happening; written. reports (never mind the literary ability) of all events in town; pictures for reproduction free of charge, when newsworthy; ,and ideas for features and editorials. If Signal -Star readers could think of -the editorial staff here as friendly news co-ordinators interested in the well-being. • of `Goderich, together we could produce a fine product which would hold something for'everybody.. This ' newspaper could '• then reflect Goderich as it really a unique small town with a big city atmosphere. Looking across Exeter 'has, a blind sign painter ... and he's quite a guy'. says the Times -Advocate: ' You' don't hear the word invincible much these days. Yet this is the word that sticks' in your mind- after you've talked td Don Webster. The well known, Exeter sign painter seems to have an GET INCREASES unconquerable spirit that Wingham police . will, get a' nothing can*destroy or defeat. 'r a i s e, r e p o rt s the Don . Webster's Signs are Advance -Times: %r.!��►11��%n fi RESEARCH tti'� •.COURTESY OF ,r —Moto. COLLECTION d. Remember When ? ? ? • 60 YEARS ALGA• Marlton Dredging Company 'began the work of removing the wreck .of the steamer Tecumseh, which lay abouts a mile above Goderich and a quarter mile off shore presenting a threat to boats who wintered at Goderich. A number of local parties. spent " the Civic Holiday on August 1 enjoYing ' picnics at. Attril's Point. and at oto r..places°` along the lake shore.. Joseph. Yellow, who.lived one and one quarter rniles east of Exeter had two •of his barns burned as well as loosing their contents. • With' the closing of the Federal Legislature• local member to the Ottawa body, E.N. Lewis, returned > to Goderich and Awas involvingi himself in` atas termed the process of/feice mending. • Th akin annual outing of the Code 10' Boy Scouts was unde way ,and the boys were livin un er canvas at Quaid's Poi t. e iberals of •East Huron an rncd they ' would. be ho ing their nominating co Mention in •the town hall at 13 ussels on August 5. In a special session the Huron County Council passed -a motion 17 to _7 ,that, a by-law be prepared authorizing the erection of .a county court house at 'a cdst of, $250,000. A . large audience enjoyed sound movie pictures at 'the Maitland Golf and Country Club as part of a special evening of, entertainment there.' The rnovie featured Sarni Snead and other w°e i t `. kuij,.o`w n .'g o 1 f e r sr demonstrating the game.' An additional movie of local golfers in action'vkas also shown: . George Mathieson and C. Nivins traveled to Owen Sound where they represented .Goderich in, a Lawn Bowling Tournament there. , FIVE YEARS AGO Two tugs, owned by' the H i ncl in'a.n Transportation Coinparty,, were towed into the Goderich ' Harbour where they are t6 be scraeped. Police Chief . Fred Minshall warned that the issuing of parking tickets to vehicles parked longer than two hours in the restricted zones down tarn would be resumed. For two months no" tickets were given out because of irregularities in 25. YEARS AGO" the•town's parking by-law which was • revised. The Goderich`Ladies Softball Rev. A. R. Harley of D' ill team completed their schedule took up the position of pastor at with a record of eight wins and ' the Goderich Free Methodist • two losses' to take second place. Church and L. D. Towere tvas in the local league behind a team appointed "to the similar position season out undefeated. locally. A ...throug�i the ;, Htiron County Weekly newspapers, Victoria Street. Business was flourishing when fate lowered the boom on hime and he commenced to losehis sight irr 1967. A gradual process, it left him completely sightless about one and a half years ago. * * * familiar, landr larks'in this part of the world where his highway bill boards, plastic electric and truck -signs are • seen by thousands of people passing throughExeter and the surrounding ;territory of about 25 miles. To be a successful sign designer it is assumed, besides a natural ability for design and Contract negotiations -for 1971-7.2 for • Wingham Town Police were completed and ratified Thursday morning. Police Committee chairman William Harris issued a statement indicating Corporal Ron Zimmer and • Constables Doug Foxton and Ed Daer would receive a 15 per cent increase in salaries 'for color, one would, require an 1971 and a further increase of 8 average amount of. eyesight. -per cent in 1972. Don Webster_ is unique. He is The clauses in the agreement. • blind, and, according to statistics concerning ; 1971 call' for a from the Canadian National ::42-hou>; week and the town -•-to' Institute , pay only one of his kind in Canada. hospitalization plan cost. Next How does he do. it? Well, it's year the hours will be reduced toe ..�. _..... it • of not•easy..- _ .. • ; 40p• -aria-the municipality '• will "It's- pretty tricky," he assume '75 ' per cent admits, "but; of course, I've had ' hospitalization costs. for the Blind he is tht o f practice." It was -also agreed that • the U 'ESTABLISHED 1je r,= oberiti 1848 SIGNAL -STAR --CI— The County Town Newspaper of Huron ..._O_.. Priblisheck kat Goderich , Onfarib every Thursday morning by '• Signal -Star Publishing Limited' TELEPHONE -,4-8;31 area code X519 ' multi T',G:SIHHIER,'presidenrand publisher "SHL #''LY KEL,Lirt, women's editor MMAcitJt BVFISKI, advertising manager , Subscription Rates $6 a Year -- 124th YEAR of PUBLICATION II.S.Aa$7.50 (in advance) Second cress rr ail reg ration number - 6'116 About five years ago, when -men will be eligible for three doctors told him h his sight, he began to work out a eight years of service. system whereby he could still do The..contract regarding Chief the work which he enjoys so Jaynes Miller was signed some much. • weeks ago. "The colors and lettering are As has been the case in easy," he points out, "because several municipalities, the Huron y • two sign painters are Cbunty Police Association acted tion with oav after m professionals and understand on behalf .of th`e' Wingham Police what I want. The .big trick is to Department with J. Donnelly of get them to understand • the Goderich conducting the design I have in my mind. A line, negotiations with Mr. Harris., half an inch off, could spoil the Negotiations between the whole effect." local men and Mr. Harris started Using chalk and blackboard , early in the year and continued he strikes .a- point on the board at intervals until the county with the index finger of his left police associatiovame into the . ' hand. Using, that point for a' picture on be'half of the. starting position, he quickly policemen last May. During the sketches the diagram of the sign. earlier stages of the negotiations, Drawing square, rectangle, Mr. Harris prepared a list of ; ' oblong, octagon, round or oval salaries _paid in about 20' towns ,shapes, he expertly creates comparable in size to Wingham visually what he sees dearly, but in an effort to arrive at' base only, in his mind. salaries which would , be His employees then transport acceptabl$. home Economist in. Huron, has set August 23 and 24 as dates for the school in Clinton. Other schools '.are scheduled for Wingham and. Exeter. M. . Erlin Whitmore, 'president of the Seaforth Women's• Institute, said Wednesday it would be a lot more convenient for those taking part if .the school was held in Seaforth. • She said as a result of ,Miss Hunt's decision, bout 20 .and 25 volunteers could_ have to drive additional Iles to Clinton. "As an Institute, we' feel volunteer club leaders shouldn't .be out-of-pocket. They are out of their time in any event," -she • said. - As a result, the local Institute provided for , mileage for • volunteers` taking part in the winter school, the first to be held in Clinton.°"Addional cost .' to the Institute Was about $50," 'Mrs. Whitmore said. She added she had discussed the location of the school with Miss Hunt and understood the reason it was,' being held' in Clinton was because of budget limitations. The Seaforth Institute sponsors ,between ten and twelve , clubs, among the . greatest number sponsored by any Huron organization. Until last February, when the training school for Seaforth volunteers taking part in the summer program was set at Clinton, all schools 'for volunteer leaders in the Seafbtth area had been held his ideas to the large signs that ' * * * are sold to many area firms and companies. SEAFORTH IGNORED , Don moved to Exeter from The Huron -Expositor says" Forest in 1949. He married in Seaforth 4-H leaders are gel. ing • 1960 and Donna, who came „the short end of the stick'. from Strathroy, has been his Volunteers from the Seaforth devoted helpmate since then, area taking part in the Fall Itis first sign painting shop 'Homemaking Club project was opened in 1960 in a tiny "Dairy Food" again must drive room behind .•hrsman's Bakery.'to Clinton to take part in the Trade proved' good and in 1965 training' school that proceeds the ne moved to the large workshop project. and office he constructed on , Miss •Cath°erine M. Hunt, Letter to the Editor • . Dear Sirs, , In 1906 when I passed my entrance -examination-and lrvas -promoted from 'the Central School to the Q. Coll. Inst. sodteone gave mea dollar as a present. . It was a lot of money in those days for a young boy, however, 1 invested it ` in a years subscription' to the Signal. This is one •iinvestmept I never °+ gretted...E . sed•please„fin'd,s cheque forte si'' • altars to look after .my subscription' for the sixty-sixth consecutive year. Sincerely, H. Earl Elliott in-Seaforth. Asked at that time extinguish the fire himself. the reason for the change, Miss Hunt told the Expositor it was more• convenient for the staff and added it was easier because it' wouldn't be necessary to move the equipment. Called on Wednesday concerning the August -school, Miss' Hufit said she didn't care to _comment ,but agreed' the reasons she had advanced in February continued to apply. * * FIRE HALL BURNS?I, - The, Clinton News -Record carried this unusual story:, There's an old joke about the firehall burning down,' but it almost carne true. early Sunday morning in Chilton. .. - It .began when. Constable Wayne McFadden of the Clinton police department deposited a prisoner in. the .town lock-up, pant• ,of thee town hall complex .. which contains the clerk's office, council chairbers, police.. p �. arrekted for intoxication about 3 a.m. and, after being lodged in the cell, was checked three times by the- police officer. On the, third visit he found the prisoner. had wedged tom strips of his shirt in, cracks in the wooden walls of the cell and set fire to them. de artnient cells' and fire hall. The- cells are lo_cated..only..a few feet away ' from the fire hallat the rear of the building. The prisoner hat • been constable was e a , o a A • to without the 'help of the fire brigade. Police Chief 'Lloyd Westlake• said it was: lucky that the constable checked back or there might not only have been more damage, but the prisoner could have suffocated from the smoke.A The cells in the town hall -are not regularly , used by the Clinton' police. Normallyi prisoners are taken to Goderich to the ,provincial jail, but, in r suchcases,, as Sunday morning, w ,.4:0Y one,, 9 is r,•ia, oil duty, the prisoner `° is lodged in the Clinton cells until he can be taken to Goderich. • , Clinton Fire "Chief , Grant, Rath inspected the , cells 'on i Sunday- after being .notified by Chief Westlake. He placed a signed order on the doorway to the . cell area which said occupancy ' of the cells was to cease until ,ttrey-were repaired or replaced to- -the' satisfaction' of the fire marshal"', Town". Council has discussed the;..need.for_:a:_new civic centre for some time because the 91 -year-old town hall is in a bad state of repair and facilities for police, ',fire department and clerk's office dare all inadequate. - Earlier this year council voted to • • meet with a consulting firm to discuss the future needs of. all departments in town and analyse existing facilities. 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