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Thre ee cub scouts from theSixth Goderich Pack shine up their
wares before setting out on a morning's work. collecting funds
for the local Boy Scout movement. Left to 'right they' are
Robert Cummings, Mike Wedlock. and Kevin Davies. Apple Day
.organizers report the annual drive for funds was very successful
and that.during Friday night and Saturday more than 100 boys
were out with their -apples atone time or another. - staff photo
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Burning leaves is offence if not
properly handled_ by homeowners
With autumnand failing
leaves comes the Multitude of
complaints concerning smoke
from piles of burning leaves in
oderich.
Several, readers h -ave
telephoned this newspaper
• asking why people are permitted
to burn leaves and requesting
w .that the Signal -Star bring public
attention to the fact there are
some folks in town who don't
appreciate the smoke from these
fires. .
The office of the town clerk
advises there,,,are no regulations
about burning leaves in Goderich
except in the fire zone of this
municipality - that area one
block off The Square bounded
by Victoria 'Street, on the east,
Nelson Street on the north,
Waterloo Street on- the west:and
Elgin Avenue on the south.
Within this area, however,
there are strict rules governing.
outdoor burning of all types and
persons • vrolat:ing 1;'h t tri"uui.. q al nd Communication N7inisTelT
�harles MacNaughton to his
within the entirer , province of
,Ontario governing open burning.
Michael Caranci of the
Energy and Resources
Management Department, Air
Management -Branch, Kitchener,
says that open burning is not
legal "depending on the' effects"
of the fire. •'
Caranci notes there are
regulations prohibiting excessive
smoke and fires which cause
discomfort for others, loss of
-.ennoyment for others and loss of
visibility, especially in cases.
where vision is hampered on a
roadway where traffic normally
moves,: -
Caranci also explained that in
larger centres under the
jurisdiction ---of his department
which covers Huron, Perth,
Wellington . nd Waterloo
counties, there re, very specific
municipal., programs --in- -effect
▪ which "n3•ake it easy for people
to get rid of their leaves". 11
He said. that in Waterloo, for`
TOBER 28, 1971
wrist
;457 pieces
With the summer tourist
season officially over and the
local tourist information booth
now closed until r the spring,
-figures have been released
concerning ,the number Of
persons from out-of-town who
have visited Goderich this
summer.
The number of persons who
re 'istered at the booth during
the: 1971 season was' 7,457,
about. 2,000 :'re than in 1970
when 5,112 persons left their
names.
The majority of tourists were
from Canada, of course, with a
large number of Americans and
an increasing number of persons
from Britain and Eurdlie making'
calls,
Statistics showed that 1,539
Americans' registered at the
booth as opposed .to x;134 the
previous. summer. More people
from, Qhio than ever before
Transportation
meeting set
,
for January'
Robert E. McKiriev for
Huron County, told the
Signal -Star in a telephone
interview . Tuesday afternoon
that he"°b had assurance from
the federal government's
standing com'Ynittee on transport
that .a ' visit will ,.be made to
Huron County to hear briefs
from ,interested. persons
concerning the lack of passenger
service in and out of the area:
McKinleyr stated he
understood the mayors and
reeN es' 'of the • various
Municipalities in Huron would•
be invited to these meetings
tentatively., scheduled for the ends
cif January in 1972.
The meetings, McKinley
advised, would probalby be held
in Wingham and in Goderich.
instance, the city balesthe leaves
which are simply --raked• to the
registered — 265 this year over
205 last year,
The main queries concerned
accommodation near the water,
motels with swimming pools,
camping facilities, tours, the salt
industry, the museum, 'riding
stables., boat rides,' antiques and
golf courses — regular and
miniature. '
The booth remained open
until Thanksgiving weekend and
the committee • expressed
Of
satisfaction with the decision.
Several persons, „ they said,.
commented it was -a pleasure to
find a tourist booth still open to
dispense information when so
many were closed to , the.
travelling public.
Sincere appreciation was .also
expressed to ,the staff at the
booth, Bea Bradford and Karen
Such who assisted in promoting
the town during the summer
months. The co-operation of
a
info
Pr'ouse Supertest was also
appreciated by the committee.
Bert Such claims the office
has done so well this season, that
he will approach the committee
to , give some consideration . to
asking that the booth be
'designated a Regional Tourist
.Cnforrhation Centre. A certain
amount of provincial assistance
would be forthcoming if such
was the case.
Budney dog adopted.
after appeal heard
Mr. and Mrs. Kaz Budny and
family" have lost, their dog, Rex,
but the big „German Shepherd
described by many to be a
"handsome animal" will' n.ot be
-put to death: The animal will be
adopted out, not executed:
Judge R. S. Hetherington
ordered last Friday.at the appeal
hearing that the dog should be
destroyed "at and when at their
SMP ow.n-.. fl iscretioltr_the_liumane.
Society determines," and that in
the mearitimeo' the dog • be
committed to., the Humane'
Society's care without further
"expense' to anyone involved in
the Goderich episode. • ,
The case of Rex, which has
-since attracted province -wide.
• attention, began August 10 on
Gibbons Stteet when the animal
bit the seven-year-old son of Mr
and Mrs Jim Murray Although
front of the property by the -
homeowner. In Guelph,• the''ity �.•
workers gather ,the leaves .ilii
use: -Diem " on. the municipal
flowerbeds. In ,Preston, the
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There's a flower show on
right now. Admission is free and
the address is R R ` Auburn.
Pick your own time,
Russell Brindley has
advised the Signal -Star that the
• annual fall showing of dahlias —
about 700 blooms — is on at her
home. She invites folks'
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won a seat in the legislature in
1958; accumulated 9,857 votes,
6,204 more than his closest
competitor' Ken Duncan, who"
represented the Liberal Party' of
Ontario in the contest. New
'Seventy per 'cent of the
eligible voters in the riding of
Huron turned out to the polls
last Thursday and ' the
overwhelming majority of them
cast their' ballots to' .re-elect
De 'ar ment of
p t Transportation
bylaw could be prosecuted,
underthe terms' of the bylaw. -...,�
fifth -term of office at Queens
The ' provincial government,
Park. -
however,„,.,dDes.,..have.• provisions Mr. MacNaughton, who first
to call
around and enjoy the bevy of
colors on display.
Democratic .,Party hopeful Paul
a rroTl; a U�ror ertc f --- -tow
councillor and reeve of the
town, placed a close, third with
3,448 votes, only, 293 votes
behind Mr. Duncan.
On Friday morning, in an
Nowor�bout interview with the Sgnal—,Star,
ye7—Mr. MacNaughton said his easy
. victory in Huron was •t`extremely gratifying", and termed the win
'f t fCFBn e o eti,
As the trends began to
A meeting was held in reported that tenders on CFB
Goderich this week involvhig Clinton would officially close
federal, provincial and municipal 'Thursday, October 14. It was
government representatives in an indicated at that time that if
attempt to find a new use for there 'was a bid ,which would
Canadian Forces Base, Clinton. ► utilize the entire base and if the
• However, no report, is"available bid appeared to be .made by a
concerning' this meeting. person or persons, a company or
Robert E. McKinley, Huron • a: concern which was believed to
M P , advised the Clinton be stable and 'solid, the base
News -Record last. week thato could be sold.
meeting was scheduled. He said However, it was,
further
the Crown Assets .Disposal "suggested -that if the bidder was
+� Corporation had opened the not considered to be offering a'
tenders for sale of the base and__ suitable alternative to the people
,' noted there had been some of Huron County for the loss of
offers. the base, the premises -would not
*1• . The Clinton News -Record be released. '
—reported last week that some of Pit that time, the County of
the offers might "make the base Huron was asked to consider the
r • a -good source of employment in ,possibility ,of ' taking over the
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Huron County." base as a county project, No
In a telephone conversation report has been received
with -McKinley Tuesday concerning the coupty's feelings
afternoon this week, a member on this matter, ”
of the Signal -Star editorial staff GFB Clanton is now occupied
learned' there. --would be no by a force of about 30 men
immediate announcement engaged in maintinanee and ..
't. concerning.negotiati c..:• ylyAbA seeuz , :
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AtL last month's meeting of base is disposed of by Crown
,;develop in the local riding and
throughout the province on
Thursday evening, candidate for
..,._n� County Council it was Assets Corporation,
HON,
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returned 'easily
the N.D.V. Paul Carroll said that
he was "surprised' • but not
disappointed." Later that
evening, after the final.counts'
had, been registered, the
hopeful said that for the first
time in Huron the N.D.P, had
Tr" aR'e"f t tti--a vrgoivers-e-erei:se---
in democracy. .•
"We did not.omploy massive
media campaigns, but went door
to door during the 'campaign
making 30,000 calls since the
election was first called — and
we enjoyed -�a •300 per cent
increase in votes over the last
election," Mr. Carroll pointed
out.
In conceding the election at
an N-,D:P. election night rally at
the Goderich Memorial—Arena,
Mr. Carroll thanked . all his
workers for the great -effort they
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Police drag
for -drowning.
victim
At press time on Wednesday,
officers` of the Goderich Police
Department ,were , investigating
the discovery of a car, jacket and
• fishing tackle box belonging to
an unidentified man who police
reported has been missing for a
day or more. Officers did not
name the man involved:.
The car, • fegistered to the
gentleman in qiuestion, was
found parked at Snug Harbour
there was conflicting , eyidence
given by Mrs., Murray and the
15 -year-old daughter of Mr.., and
Mrs. Budny, ' both of . wham
claimed to,' have seen the
incident, it wasproven that Rex
had bitten the Murray child.
The . - dog „was put into
quarantine almost immediately
but two days later, on August
'12,,,L"ie Murrays appeared before
,.C4derich Town. Council
complaining that the animal was
loose at the Budny home: They
asked that Council take action
to put the dog in close
quarantine.
' Later, that same evening, the
dog -Was picked up at the Budny
Thorne ,by animal control officer
Richard Eisler and put in close
quarantine at the municipal
pound operated by Dr. M. W.
Raithby
The dog remained at the
Goderich pound until August 26
when' it, was taken to the
London Humane Society
Kennels where it has remained
since. The* Humane Society
became •interested in 'the animal
after being summoned to
,Just before press' time, Kaz
Budny telephoned the
Signal -Star to advise that.the
dog . Rex has been. adopted
and vviU -reside..henceforih_on
a 1200 -acre farm. Budny says
he doesn't 'know w4re the
farm is located but is satisfied
the dog will be well cared for
and happy;.in his new home.
Goderich by the dog's .. owner,
Kaz Budny, - who said the dog
was being kept.J,D unsuitable
quarters.
Charged under the Vicious
-Dog Act, Rex's first case "was e Goderith K
hear& by Judge Glenn Hays in :
'Goderich Monday, Augu x 30.
Judge Hays found the dog had
bitten the Murray child as well
as . another youngster and
determined that the dog was
vicious and should be dest'r'oyed.
He ordered the dog put to death
after' a stay of 30 days, giving
opportunity for an appeal. • 1
The appeal was made and
heard before Judge.Hetherington
last Friday. 'Witnesses who were
heard included Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Murray, Mr. and Mrs. 'Kaz
B -u y, C'hr-istfjne--Bddny,
Richard Eisler, Inspector Jim
Sharman -of the London. Humane
Society, Herbert Huntley,
kennelkeeper at the Humane
.Society; Sgt. Ross Crawford of
the Goderich Town Police and
two neighbors, Mrs. Ella
Schneider and Glenda
Littlechild. Also heardwas a
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T11is ,4s. the, weekend folks.
get that, extra ilotcr of s1ecp
which • was lost earlier this
,rear. This „is*. the 'weekend
clocks are turned back one
hour and the province reverts
to .Standard, , Time from
Daylight Saving Time.
• Council for'the Town oJ.
Goderich has ordered that the
community goes back onto
standard ,- ttnrc Sunda',
October" 31at ? arn.' Don't
forget!
at convention
-Last Saturday Gr-oderich
Kinsmen Club representatives,
President Don Ruetz,
Convention Chairman Dick
Yoenian, Bul'l'etin Editor,, John
Empson and their wives
attended a two day convention
held in the Sheraton Brock
Hotel at .the
Falls,
The convention, was the
annual Fall Council meeting -=of
club representatives for District
One and it was decided the
district's roject for the next
three ' y r would be to rinse -;
$12,50 each year tobe donated
to tie Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation.
The Goderich group returned
/from the meeting on Sunday
',evening.
and the jacket and fishing tackle ,
box was located close by, along, Goderich Mayor Harry Worsell, front, and Rev. Ariel S.
the north wall .of .thei arbour. '
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police refused to speculate on ceremony on Tuesday at the new site for the local Church of
' the fate of the man.
God Building. Rev. Carlton Pierre, the local pastor lin the tight
s'ifit) and other. cliu•rchrmeml2ers.look.on "Thre:»ew chur. h is to
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