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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1971
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The Fourth Goderich Cub Pack held their Investiture'
ceremonies on Tuesday evening in their meeting quarters at
North Street United Church. Thosewho formally joined' the
pack . are, left to right, kneeling, Andrew' Ross, Brett, Evoy,
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Griff Murphy, .Larry Boyce and John Ross. Centre; Ian
Cochranev Ricky Turner; Dave Lomas, Jeff Surridge and Randy
Hamilton. Back are leaders/Maurice Wilkinson, Charlie Adam's
and Karl Butler. -staff photo
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traffic lights
town council
On a trial basis until April 30 of Goderich `Town Council from Goderich used the flashing lights
only and beginning immediately, Traffic .and Safety Comfhittee system after, a certain hour at
the stop tights at the intersection Chairman" Stan Profit that he night to 'eliminate unnecessary
Of Victoria. Street,' . Hamilton was not in favor of a flashing „ tie-ups for through traffic and he
Street and -Nelson Street. Will go light system at that intersection. added that such a system could
ori a flashing system from 11 "The .motion would have to.. -- cut down, -o -n ---the -noisj - and
p.m. to 7 a.m. daily. come -from some other member annoying gearing up- and„ down,
Through traffic on Victoria of council," stated Profit, "and I of heavy trucks in the night
Street. will ' have the amb?r would not support it." , when .people are sleeping.
- flashing light and all other -traffic c Councillor Deb Shewfelt. told
into council by Reeve'�� Paul •.lights system
will have the red flashing light: council he had suggestions from •The'motion was intintroduced several persons that the flashingI Ishould be
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Carroll following a statement employed at the Vieto 'a,
earlier in last Thursday's meeting Nelson. and . Hamilton Stres
• intersection, It was pointed o,ut
the necessary equipment' was
M i na grants already installed in the lights at
„ that corner and so would involver
subject for no new expense for council.
"I wish • people would call
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discussion m .,
In making ," saidtthe motion, Reeve
Mayor Harry Worsell, has Carroll said that; in his opinion,
pen. t
tt just "doesn't hold water to
operate •a traffic light simply
because' it is there"., ,He said
'other centres larger• than
advised by Hon. -C. S.
MacNaughton that
correspondence has ' gone out
from hisoffice to the Hon.
.Dalton Bales, QC, Minister of
• Municipal Affairs concerning the
mining revenue ' payments to
Goderich for 1972.
Mr. MacNaughton termed
"most justifiable" a request
from Goderich through Mayor
Worsell to "determine with some
• * finality what the payment will
be" to this municipality for the
corning year.
"I know you will agree with
me that we should try to give
the municipality as muchtime As
possible to make whatever
• adjustments righL..be needed in
terms of their ,budget planning,'
Mr. MacNaughton wrote ,Co Mr.
Bale,
"I want to emphasize again
and I hope you will agree with
me here also -- that it would be
♦,i most unfair to, expect any,
municipality to...take a large or
sudden drop in mining revenue
payment, regardless of what
benefit they niay have received
in the past," Mr. MacNaughton
continued in his letter to Mr.: Waterloo Lutheran University
Bales: "Like any individual, a announced this week.that among
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municipality budgets according the graduates ' •at their Annual
to its -available resources and Autumn Convocation, Paul
should be" -given an opportunity Carroll of Goderich received his
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to stage the adjustments overt au....y Bachelor of Arts. Mr. Carroll is
period of years." the Reeve of , the Town 'of
Mr. MacNaughton suggested
that a small • delegation from
t► - Goderich council Would be
welcomed, in his office to'discuss
the matter No date has yet been
named for the meeting but it is
expected that council will accept,
the MP'P's invitation,
PAUL CARROLL
Goderich
Reeve got
BA Sunday
Goderich.
Mr. Carroll received his
Bachelor's degree majoring in
,Psychology in the general
pyogrant.
The graduation exercises took
place on Sunday at the
Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
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action
About 65 men and women, are members of the International employees including extra''
employees at Sheaffer Pen Co., a Association of Machinists and consideration fore a senior
Division of Textron Canada Aerospace Workers, Local 1315. stenographer and an extra 30
Ltd., voted unanimously T h e i r, president Marjorie cents per hour for two tool .and'
Tuesday evening to take strike Robinson and a Union Special die makers..ThE)y also asked for
,, etti a,inst.th,e .eo a.Ra noc .,ILit. ,.-Beprestntat:i.ire--Goorge•:'Drennasa,,:.---ith-additional •statuatox :-heladaww
becomes necessary. 'Galt, told .the Signal -Star, - Christmas Eve bringing the
The employees at the plant immediately following the total paid statuatory holidays to
meeting Tuesday evening, that 10 annually.
for the first timet -negotiations During negotiations, however,
for Sheaffer, . Pen are being employees came down to 30
.conducted by someone other cents per hour across the board
than local administration, with an additional. 15� centsper
Coffee House
proposld
houi for the two tool and die
makers.
The company is offering five
cents per hour across the board.
In- • additions,- Bre said-=
Haynes has embarked upon a
_.`•`t.ake-away program".
Suggestion has been to take
away. the Union security clauf,'e
in a new, contract as well as sick
leave with pay benefits for office
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-In ,former /Nears, reports
G.oderich-.-
. Drennan, Eric (Smith and Ralph CM•■w V�■ryL 1 �■�■ . J1
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or_Morley wih.__ former _.. rnanager
Herb Stott, negotiated the
contracts. This time the
company negotiatoj is William
Haynes, a Fort Madison, Iowa,
lawyer.
According to Drennan,
facilities
negotiations have now , broken ;
down .and the Union has applied community
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.Two ) oung men in Goderich
are interested in opening . a
coffee house to cater to the
younger generation in this
municipality and town council is
presently studying the situation
with the Planning Board being
consulted for comment.Goderich
to the Minister of Libor fora
l a?Si�
beep '
irKoriS haw,amember o the• • lig ;t:t.,••
S€nal-Star editorial staf"ariddays after the issuance of that w .
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Maurice Blanchard, appeared report, strike action' would' be Sully .
before town council last legal.
Thursday evening cdncerninl; the
matter. The locati9n they have
:selected is at the former
Goderich' Youth Centre location
in 1970 and last summer's site of
the Youth Environment
Workshop - at the corner of
. East' Street and Cambria Road
praiseV 1»' Ohio boaters
The reputation of the fine the lines (at the oddest times of
and friendly the day and night) necessitated
spirit•to be found in by the swells in the harbor an
Sung Harbor is.. .. adventure. A„car..was..}iut..at their
more and more wide] is al the Ma 9ao: v ,a,to
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` �c "us as t errr wi s ate
dictd. Th><s
consideration was in addition to,
Mr. Sully , this . week guided tours to points of interest
forwarded a copy of "The and 'entertainment planned by
Beaton", the official publication their hosts.
of the Maumee River Yacht Club "The Fates move in'
in Toledo, Ohio. The bulletin mysterious ways; .and had it not
included' the following item. been for fag and• rain;, Clarence
entitled Good Will in Goderich. and Jerry, and Sandy and Eileen,
"Even though they were would"' not have made such
weathered in at Goderich, " marvelous n W friends, or had ,
Ontario,. the Clarence.Streifferts their faith-1n'the Brotherhood of .
(Hi C,.1.1) and the Sandy Taylors Boaters` . strengthened. , (Even, .
(Shanghie.d) bad••-, '-a 4, most hough Sandy , insists this was,
merni ? ble ands "',' enjoyable\ just normal "Canadian
vacation cruise. Courtesy".)
"They were graciously '" '
entertained by the Mayor, Mr. "Clarence Streiffert:had some
Harry Worsell, and by the' engine problems and through
president,. of Dominion Road Harry's help these were solved,"
.Machinery''Co., Mr. Bruce Sirlly reported Mr., Sully. "I might also.
and :his lovely wife •Gail. The .:paint out that I' have • heard,*
many excellent comments up
and down the lake about Alex
.Wilkins' thoughtfulness and
courtesy to visiting boaters.','
Present wages -at Sheaffer Pen
range from $1.65 to -$3.5$ per
hour with the average wage
.being $1.92 per hour.
Employees were sking 40 cents
per hour for -11 hourly rated
'on ,the property, owned by Gord
Blood
McManus -
Shaw and Blanchard said Mr. w 1111
McManus is in full agreement to'
the use they . plan . for the cont C � e d
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building. However, Mayor Harr, -
Worsen •pointed out that The' Kinsmen and Kinettes
building ,.had been zoned will be contacting all blood
industrial and a coffee " house donors in regard to the Red
would be a commercial 'nture. Cross Blood Clinic to be held on
Blanchard explained, Wednesday, November 17 at the
that the establishment High School auditorium,
houd r, This clinic is the first one of
would be run on a st.ric:tly
membership basis. Patrons two, which is the National
would pur.eha5e a membership to Project ,of Kinsmen Clubs. across' shortening
donors
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"Traffic lights are simply a
designed manmade -effort -to see
that people get ,where t`hey're
'going safely," argued'°�'P"r'ofit. He
aid that stopping for a traffic
light would .entail about 410
seconds and if that "was too
much time to spend, , it was
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kind attention paid to them by
- the Goderich Harbor Master, Mr.
Alex Wilkins„ made the
and lengthening of
the _club and would not he
admitted withbtit`a membership.
Plans include th'e availability of
pre-packaged • refreshments,
There will be entertainment On
Friday and Saturday nights only.
Shaw argued that since• two
similar ventures had operated on
the site previously, he eouli see
no reason why council should-
veto
hould •
veto the project.
Armistisays
ay should b,e full holiday
Goderich Town Council had
no. sooner approved the
proclamation ` o,G< today
(November 11) as..:.,a public
holiday until the hour of on
to'' observe Remembrance y
than Counci.ilor Stan Pro 't
questioned why a *hole day had
not been set ,aside,as.a holiday.
"It shoilild be' a full, day,
Holiday," stated Profit. "It is
more important.than , Labor Day
-or Victoria Day or Civic
Holiday. Without what was
earned by the soldiers we.
remember on November .11 we
wouldn't be around to celebrate
these other holidays.
Mayor, Harry Worsell' assured
Councillor Profit that he and his
council were fully aware of the
importance 'of Remembrance
Day but stated that merchants
did ' not sem to want to
discontinue business for the
whoie day on November 11.
"I would stand in 10 feet of
snow, on November 11, all day if
necessary," retorted o Profit.
"That's, how strongly I feel
about it."
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The Maitland Valley
It didn't
get away
Exactly one year after
landing' his big salmon,
fisherman John Prouse pulled
in a 19 -inch four -and -a -half
pound Rainbow trout while
fishing . Tuesday afternoon
after school dowrrby the old
Saltfor"d'Bridge.
John says I e used a, Mepps
spinner 2 to reel -in his fine
catch.
Conservation Authority., reports ' renovation's had been budgeted
the tow n representative for and that such facilities are
Councillor Frank' Walkom, not unusual in fire halls.
would like to purchase the "Our boys are-as-i�od if not
property owned br'Goderich better than any fire department
along the Maitland River flats in in the province," beamed Profit.
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Walkom did however, express Councillor Frank Walkom has
the fear that by .the time the asked that Clerk Harold Walls
land was appraised according to provide- Town- Council with a
regulations,' the ,price of the land periodic rundown of the larger
would .be prohibitive. Appraisal, buildings for which permits to
said Walkom, could add as mit.(h•,.,,build have been granted in
as $2,000 to $2,500 to the costrecent weeks.
Walkorn made the'ysuggestion
of the :property.
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Ice time at the 'Goderich that 143 permits had been issued
Memorial Arena is being well so far this year in Goderich for a
used, town council learned last value of $1,016.4.44.
Thursday evening.
In fact, according to time
to
oRe� Sing1e vehicle
Paul Carroll, "It may b
consider more outdoor rinks for
Goderich." .
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Councillor 'Stan Profit
reported on a meeting he had
attended in Seaforth regarding a
county -wide radio system for
fire departments in Huron.
"The advantages are wide and
Many,'" claimed Profit, "and
though we basically agreed to
the idea we are not able at this
time to.,, become pact of the
system."
Profit addedthat the radio
system can be started by -i w'o o.r
three fire departments initially
with others, joining at a later
date. He said one advantage of
late entry into the system would -
be that the equipment would be
"well 'established" and most of
the -problems worked out.
He -reported that Goderich's
volunteer firemen are doing their
own work on renovations being
carried out at the fire hall. Plans
include a kind of meeting room
where *firemen can ,,gather for
informal discussion.
Profit maintained that the
crash sent four
to hospital
A single car accident on
Sunday evening about one mile'
south of -Goderich on Highway
21 sent four persons,to hospital
suffering from scrapes,. cuts,
bruises and complaining of
various pains,
The car, driven by Harold L.
Putnam, 48, of Allen Park
Michigan, ,apparently . went .out
of control and slid off the
roadway. Driving conditions at,,
the time were reported to be
slippery.
Mr. Putnam, as well as
p engers Ricky 'Clark, 19, and
Barry Wellman, 20, ' both of
Dresden, Ontario, and William
Peters, 50, of Chatham Ontario
suffered minor injuries in the
crash.
No charges have'been laid and
the Goderich detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police 'are
investigating the crash
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The building shown above, loaded on a wagon, has been retired from service'as •housing for the
switches "and equipment connected . to the harbour fog_ horn and tJie blinker nets on the
breakwalls. It is to be used. as a snowmobile shack by private owners who purchased it, recently.
The building -has been replaced by anew structure, seen below, which now houses the automatic
switches and equipment connected to the,navigational aids at the harbour. In the past however,
,Walter Sheardown told the Signal -Star,' the building once had bunks in it for workmen to sleep in
and keep constant check on weather conditions. In recent years, he explained, the building housed
more modern equipment until it was replaced by the new building. The modern structure is to
house an emergency diesel generator as well in case of power failure. '
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