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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-11-11, Page 1.. F 124th YEAR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1971 ,p SINGLE COPY 20f e'• ffer _Ren • 4 OP' • 4 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, • N iah t-flashin •,,b b approved y 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 • 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 nt 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 Pro it 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 » 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 p. A,p 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 .b 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 Please turn to Page 12. -In ,former /Nears, reports G.oderich-.- . Drennan, Eric (Smith and Ralph CM•■w V�■ryL 1 �■�■ . J1 • 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 • ®w .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 . { 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 •" .+ � it- ` �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 • 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 e "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 Please turn to Page 12.7. C 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." * * * 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. 'this municipality.,, * * ,--,,, ' h 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. * * ,. during the clerk's report showing 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." . * * * 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 anada. *ro 11 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. ' m •h