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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-09-02, Page 10 R A 12th YEAR 35 • Court case takes full afternoon ..W i THURSDAY,- SEPTEMBER 2, 4" a -Dog is sentenced Rex, the German Shepherd dog described by many 'persons "as "a beautiful animal" is to be destroyed after 30 days following an order by Provincial Judge Glenn Hays in Goderich court Mornlay. • ' The dog which . bit the seven year-old son of Mr., and Mrs; James Murray., Gibbons Street, about three weeks ago, is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Kaz "Budny, also of Gibbons Street. It is' presently being held in the kennels operated by the Humane Society in London: - ' Evidence given in the 'afternoon -long session 'rt'rding the actual attack was conflicting. According to Mrs. Murray, the mother of the child who was bitten, her son was playing on the driveway at his home with' his bicycle.' He ' had laid the bicycle down and was heading toward the house when the, Budny dog broke loose from the , leash held by the nine-year-old son of the dog's owners. Mrs. Murray,.. who witnessed the mishap from a neighbor's porch, testified that the dog "worried" the child's legs. The ,�• r o di attack, she said, resulted -in •several bites on the child's legs with blood being drawn on: one of them. The .- •Budny's_. 1'4. -year-old: daughter who also, claimed to have seen the attack from the Budny's living room window,' said 'her brother and the dog were walking on the .gravel in front of the house. She said the Murray youngster carpe off his ` ' properd ocie r officer sys brother and the'doy still on the Ilumane leash, bit the Murray boy. " s /• , Crown Attorney ` William Cochrane drew the ' courts muspoundshape u difference ii1 'the- two stories • during the cross-examination of * Inspector James Sharmon of • the Humane Society in London. was in Goderich last Thursday to have a look at -the conditions in which a big German Shepherd, •- ' Rex, was being kept ' in quarantine after the animal had w bitten a seven-year ofd child on Gibbons Street two• weeks earlier. ' The inspector had been ''-advised' of the dog's predicament by the animal's. o�jhers, Mr. and Mrs. Kaz Budnly,whc said conditions at the, town's dog • •pour were "shocking". In a telephone conversation Friday with one of the Goderich Signal --Star's, editorial staff, Inspector .Sharmon said that ' "conditions in Goderich are totally inadequate and" if • conditions were to continue, we •would consider prosecution." The dog, said Inspector -Sharmon;.A+as being' kept at the establishment •of Dr. M.W. Raithby, veterinarian, but 'lie made it clear that Dr. Raithby - had 'been placed in a rather unusual .position by -Goderich Town Council. , "Raithby has no • contract with the town,". said Sharmon. I. "The town:, --,is more or less begging .on his doorstep. 'He is not bound" in any , way I think .the town is hedging for a matter of a couple of thousand dollars." Sharmon claimed that for an estimated $2,000 or $3,000;1,,M, Town •cif. Goderich could build a dog : pound which would meet the specific "requirements of,•the Animals For, Research Act. It • could be staffed .by tif4 town's control officer, Sharmon believed. He said the' Budny dog, when first taken to the pound, was put,' into a cage 28" x 30" and could not • "lay down or stand up". After a visit by Goderich town councillors, .,Mrs. Elsa .Haydon and Stan Profit, the next day, the dog was 'put ,into a la"rger steel' .cage., fbur feet wide, five feet high and five feet long. . Although somewhat better, of course, Inspector Sharmon stillwas not satisfied with the conditions. He said he observed that the dog's. water 'had `not Been changed regularly and that his food had become "rancid". • The place where the dog was Such says tourism pays business man's taxes 'The local Tourist Information' open untilr Thanksgiving �Booth'is just winding. up its most weeken°d li'is yeah. Th? booth;'` successful season to date, he said, had already surpassed according to tourist committee last year's 'effort and'; AOurist — member Bert Such. i 'traffic is cut to a rnininium -,fter * Mr, 'Such told the Signal -Star Labor Day. '. that last year's total number of The "town's colorful new visitors registered up n until brochures put out this year by Thanksgiving ' weekend in the Tourist Committee have "taken quite well", according to Such. , He said he had personally passed out many of them in England and Scotland and 'noted they had been published in the first place to :reach some "very key spots." "We've' got . the Goderich story out to them anyway," he said. October was about 5,700. During the 1971 season, there have been about 6,000 persons through the tourist information .- booth. "It is really encouraging," said Such. "Tourists in town are paying the business man's • taxes." He indicated some indecision as to whether, the •tourist information booth would remain 4 4 • '4 A 8 kept was not cleaned properly, lady insisted she did not wish to • either, according to Sharmon. change her story. Dr. Raithby claims he advised Evidence during the case'also ' Goderich,Town 'Council that he showed that the ' dog had had no facilities to keep the dog. ' previously . 'Mitten another He said the "animal should havePlease turn to, Page.12. been taken directly to London and.. the Humane Society there. The local .veterinarian said in..__ -Shore Crescent court Monday afternoon, when a decision 'was' reached concerning r e s i d the dog's eventual outcome, that he had agreed to keep the Budny . dog only oft a .temporary basis. RA'i'thby- said • that when no further arrangements were made by council ' to provide for the • dog, he had -threatened to call the Humane Society himself. • "But somebody beat me to it," advised Raithby. "ik body ••� Please turn to Page 12. • ,muniew the 'Budny girl, but the young ents . want lighting A group of citizens residing on , Shore Crescent. have petitioned ,council 'for improved street lighting' as well as boulevards and curbs. ~••-• •° A letter signed by D.M. Jackson of 261 Shore Crescent, was presented to Goderich Town Council at their regular meeting 071' Mrs. Allen Barnett, ' RR 2 Goderich, made a fine showing at Clinton Horticultural Society's annual flower show last week, and walked off with a silver cheese, and, crack, tray from Eatons of Canada for compiling the highest numb of points. Mrs. Barnett had 30 points in the competition where• three points were awarded for a first place finish, two for a second and one for a third. A total of 26 adult competitors took part in the show. (Cl'intbn News -Record photo) IIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIt1II1tIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII . . • last Thursday etening. Council meeting sshed d e Flag -snatcher lighting problem , the letterInconnection with the street stated: "If you were to start at the south-east corner of Eldon and Blake Street and walk south b .• is on loose There .is a flag -snatcher' at work in the town of Goderich. During the weekend, Arnold' McConnell of 22 Nelson East discovered that his six-foot Ontario Standard had been stolen from2atop his flag pole. The• rope had been neatly cut, ' reported McConnell and the flag removed-. ° This is, the second time -in three vears that iVlcConn'ell. has had a flag taken from" his property: However, McConnell has refitted his' flag pole and hoisted a Canadian' flag in the .place°' of the one which disappeared between . Saturday night and Sunday morning. A flag was was also taken last weekend from the Bedford Arms Motel, reported McConnell. . "Some people try to make. their properties attractive by flying flags," said McConnell, "other people take them down. I think it is a pretty dirty trick." IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIII .ese three enterprising young men just, opened business in time to -catch the late afternoon rush tom'"th9 vvi ing"p*ot f vorrc'°the left; ,6arrei'Gra m,' Bill•Bechard and Glen -i aleston.examine,., their wares. They, say "business projections for the future are good,' and this, year should be a'repeat of the previous one's record sales program. Behind the desk, Dave McAdam and Jim Wilkin look ,,, over all the goodies. (photo by Dort.McGee) • SINGLE COPY 1$ ,... TowN 0 outlines box locations COU IL BRIEFS New. face Goderich Town Council was advised last Thursday evening that the Youth Environment Workshop , project . will be continued until the end of September. -,Bob Gough of Mr. Brydges • has been engaged to take the place of Barbara Pickett who has been supervising the project for, the summer months. Mr...Gough, has been in cha'kge of a similar project this summer, in Stratro . Tabled A , letter from Eastbank Buildings Ltd. was. received by Goderich Town Council last • week advising that company's position regarding storm sewers and street lighting • in -r their -"subdivision. Councillor Edd'i Giesbrecht, chairman of the public works committee, asked that •the matter be tabled for two weeks until a .report was received -from the engineering . firm of B.IYI. - Ross. Council concurred. . Price gone up • It was learned by Goderich Town Council ,that a piece ,of - property on Newgate . Street formerly owned by Reg. McGee and -Sons Ltd., used as a car lot and- thought by some town councillors"' to be worth 'd' for a ,municipal consi ering . • par . set"' king lot has been sold dinedHowever, the new owne>; s its 3 open 1 whose name was not revealled to the south-east corner of .There. was considerable ►nd►cated he favored a during the council meeting, has advised -••that the property would Tl lacation of the town's 23- street - letter boxes' o was announced ' this week by the ,,GoderichKist Office in an effort to- clarify, this matter for citizens. "They are located at Britannia and Bayfield Roads; Oxford= and Blake Streets; Huron Road and Walnut Street; Huron . and Britannia' Roads; Cambria Road and St. David' Street; Cambria Road and Bruce Street; Cambria Road and Napier . Street; Anglesea and Victoria Street; Nelson and Hamilton Streets; ;Waterloo Street . and St. George's Crescent; Wellesley and Lighthouse Street; Warren Street and Britannia Road.; Blake and Warren Streets; ..,Wellington and Caley,• Streets; Wellington Street and Elgin Avenue; Eldon and Rich Streets; "Bennett and"South -- Streets; Blake, and Cameron Streets; Raglan. and Keays 'Streets; South 'Street and -Elgin Avenue; Colborne Street and The Square; West Street and The, Square; and at the . County Building- • Eldon and Bennett Streets, on a-, 'discussion during last Thursday compromise'as well. m still be available, to council—at dark night, a distance of evening's meeting of Goderich, ; peeve Paul Carroll 'was- not approximately 632 feet, you Town Council concerning the. present at the meeting to express the new price of $15,000. }Council took no action on the matter. would enjoy the benefit of being fall " schedule of councan opinion. able to see from no less than five meetings A vote of council showed lights.n e oeran i O th ` th lid f, o • n o councillors, 'ors, s. it Mr Elsa • that the' compromise 'was most" the same dark night -you were to Haydon and Stan Profit,, spoke satisfactory to all members and,a Build gutter walk from the north-west corner in.,favot.of every -week meetings, schedule was drawn up this week of Eldon and Bennett Street to simply because it would enable by•Clerk Harold'. Shore Crescent,, up the east and council to keep on top of ala Open meetings in September north sides oto Shore Crescent to business in the community. • will be held September 9, 16 and . the •corner of Warp. and Shore; They .noted that this summer 30;n in October,7, '14 28; in r ,' .A,.. a 1 and. 5. Crescent, a distance of: when 'meetings' were held ,twice_ November 4, 1 2 . , ,approximately 1,584 feet you monthly, ' in some cases making Meetings for the month of would' have the benefit of only the -meetings three weeks apart, December will be reviewed later, .W. one,-light'•{the'only one ons the volume of business which . noted Walls. ' Shore Crescent) and on Bennett was delayed was just not Would assist • Street a little west of Shore satisfactory to council or to the Crescent; 'ones; poor light, -well .•.citizens of Goderich. shaded by,trees." Councillors Reg Jewell and "I know that the problems of council are many but it would be greatly appreciated; from a satiety standpoint alone, if,more • lights, (it wouldn't take -.many) could be install -ed'". • Council agreed. that the .,matter , warranted immediate study. Giesbrecht idea not favored A letter will be sent from Frank Walkom felt that council, Goderich Town Council to the would benefit from open Goderich Elevator asking if the meetings held twice- monthly town, can- be of any assistance in and committee -of -the -whole- urging the federal Department of council meetings on alternate Transport to repair the harbor weeks. ' These latter meetings wall which has been named the — Would not be open to the public villain in the dock story of recent and would permit councillors to weeks involving fishing tugs sit down and have . frank discussion without fear of publicity in the press. , Position would Ed Giesbrecht favored a be advertised compromise with three open meetings per month and one The subject of a building committee meeting. In the event -inspectorfor the town' of bRegJeWe�� of a fifth Thurday in the Goderich cameup at th regular ymonth, there would be no meeting of council last hursday, , council meeting on that evening. 'evening, Although no definite decision Deputy -reeve Dave Gower was reached, it was thought that stated he. -Was really not opposed in the event that- the. town did. to meeting weekly but that,he decide ' upon.' ..a municipal--- could see the wisdom in -some. _building inspector the position committee meetings. Heshould be advertised . - Home Cure plan �n about 1, yr. The Huron County Home Care program seems closer now to reality than ever before: ' It was learned this.* eelt that the Huron County Health Unit is advertising for a nursing administrator and'a clerk -typist for the pilot project is -slated to ,- begin this fall. According to Acting Medical Officer of Health _Dr. Frank Mills, the service will initially involve the towns of Seaforth and Clinton .and the townships of McKillop, Tuckersmith and Hullett. Offices will be located in' Seaforth Community Hospital, he said. ' The program will be • undertaken ,• on a three-month trial basis and if everything progresses favorably, the service gdwill be expanded to encompass the entire -county. • The public works department "We • anticipate that it will spread to the ' whole county, has received town council's• approval to construct a -curb on Britannia Road between Lam.br• g ,e and Regent Streets to alleviate flooding. le :, believed that a new paved area at Dominion Roads has caused the problem which was noticed forthe first time during a heavy downpour. .. Councillor-' -Ed Giesbrecht 'd • • in'eluding Goderich, within a year," stated Dr. Mills. The first class of certified * visiting homemakers is slated to graduate this month from a .course being offered in Clinton. caoder•ch people are participating in this course. veral, r asked for council's permission to spend about $900 to form 'a "natural gutter" to carry the water away in the event. of a similar rain storm, He said he hoped to have the work done immediately to make use of the "absolutely fantastic machine" - which has been. at work on Montreal Street and area making curbs in'one easy operation. Councillors Deb Shewfelt and No posters pleas' Councillor Deb Shewfelt drew town cou'ncil's attention to the number of posters which were plastered around town in recent day to promote a certain entertainment event in Goderich. Council agreed that ,the ni-uffei deserved attenti.o nand the trend should not be permitted to' continue. Which comes first?'The stone 'pillars or the• parks department headquarters? That's the question. Councillor Frank Walkom told council that after consulting with a brick layer concerning the pillars at the entrance of town following a report that they were "leaning", he had consulted with him about the condition of the parks departrami--"headquarters; a brick' building behind the town hail. Councillor Walkom advised that the workman had explained how the building could be repaired and he gil'estioned which project, in council's opinion, was the most, urgent. Discussion revealled that the majority of council agreed that the , building should ,r Have preference. Councillor Ed. Giesbrechtdid not get a very pleasant reaction ' from Couincillor Reg Jewell, chairman of the parks committee, when he suggested that the building should be torn down and the 'parks department 'moved;• to the public works building. "It was only a suggestion," ' -stated' Giesbrecht—when it was-,, .evident that council was totally unprepared to' discuss the matter. Kitchener` boy• reeled in 7 lb. sal -®,n Ewald Vogel, nine-year old Kitchener youth, has reason not to believe those fish stories- he had heard from fishermen much older than himself — those tales 'about waiting and waiting, using ,,,,,skill and dexterity t� reel in a fighting, ferocious fish. Ewald merely cast his line'. into the Nine Mile River 'at Port Albert one day last week, pulled it in and had on the end a seven -pound rainbow • trout measuring 23'/2 inches long. - "It was his first throw out of . the line," claimed his mother.' Ewald was holidaying with his family at Birch Beach. He plans to mount his catch. Women's Lib is thrown to the wind; as Norman 'M6Cabe bends his back to please 'the need of his passenger, Susan Argyle, for speed and power. Norman, however, never 9verlooks tllaf tY: He makes sure all his riders wear their seat -belts tight and secure.