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-A.-late night/blaze on Monday
destroyed a building located at
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S ai batir;',Arieir-housed the
Huron Railing Company, causing
estimated ,damage of between
$25,000 and $$0,000. No cause
for the blaze was known at press
time and inspectors from the
Fire Ma'rshal's office -were
investigating.
The building, owned by Sky
Harbour Air. Services,,waslmed
by' .H.".Kronor' .and-.• 'Robert -
Patterson both of-Goderich who
were co-owners of :the railjrng
company. In an interview with
the Signal -Star Mr. Patterson
said the loss Suffered. by the
company was not insured.
"We are still sifting through
the debris in an attempt to
.w h k,,,we can," he said,_
"and -plans -for the futuro'are still
uncertain but I dare say we will
open again:"
'The C7oder ell ° Fire
Department answered a call. to '
the~blaie at about midnight but•,
could not control. the- flames
which totally leveled the frame
structure. There were no injuries
in connection with the incident.
Witnesses said the flames
seemed to centre in the east end
of the building, a -portion-`used
for storage, away froin the
portion ' used by the railing
company but spread quickly
engulfing the whole structure..
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1971
Only, pieces of'heavy machinery remained standing ,on Tuesday morning in the wake of a fire
totally destroyed a building Iocaed at Sky Harbour causing an estimated $25,000 to $30,000.,
damage to the Huron Railing Company.shops Iodated th'ere.•,The fire, which was reported at about
Midnight on Monday, roared through the frame structure leveling it before Goderich Firemen
could-bring•;it under control. T -he' building was owned by Sky Harbour Air Services and there.was
no insurance covering the loss..—staff photo
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Committee looking now
Board o
A 'decision was reached at
Monday evening's meeting of the
Huron County Board of
Education •tb look ' into the
possibility of securing board
office accommodation at former
CFB Clinton.
The board had attempted -
earlier this year to acquire'sp°ace
in this complex but had been
unable to' make suitable.
arrangements.
Board chairman Robert
Elliott claimed there were no
Sheaffer Pen
workers :will
strike legally
Mrs. Marjorie Robinson,
president of Local 2315 of the
International Association of
Machinists , and Aerospace
Workers at Sheaffer Pen Co., a
Division of Textron Canada
Ltd., said this week wvorkef''
have received a no -board re rt
from the Minister of Labo, and
expect to take legal strike'action'
at midnight, ,Friday, November
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stipulations ever laid down by
the board concerning the -floor
space required .by the board of
education. It is • understood,
[however, that complete office
accommodation plus a board
room would be favored by the
members of the board of
education.
One board member, Dr. Alex'.
Addison, Clinton, suggested at
Monday's meeting that if the
board is considering the
construction of board -owned
office accommodation, it ,might
do well to look at a lot already
owned by. the bdard of
education behind Central Huron
Secondary School in Clinton on
Raglan Street. he lot is 132
feet by 330 feet and is being
sought p sently by Wilfred
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Mclntee . nd Company Limited.
Dis ' ssion on this matter
reve ed •that Clinton's planning
bo: rd would not likely permit
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Mrs. Rob' <.. id there has
been no fur word from the
company co rning settlement.
About 65 Sheaffer Pen
employes wou ". be involved in
the walkout. T r. • y are asking an
additional 15 c • is per hour for
two tool and die makers
' employed at Sheaffer. ---
The company is offering five
cents per across the board.
County say
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Huron County Council is not
happy with the new hours at the
public washrooms in the
basement of the Court House.
The hours of 7"a.rn. to 4 p.m.
are not satisfactory' and are
creating problems within our
own building," wrote J. G.
Berry, 'county clerk -treasurer.
the 4 p.m, „closing is
altered, possibly the washrooms
s h ojtld be supertlised,
particularly after, 4. p.m.,"
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Godertclr Trowrr• �oMurr4lt.
acknowledged -the
corregpond nce and .the- matter
was retorted to -
t e _Rada, Rars.
-- uyVper,r&inti-rieY^y
Councillor Reg Jewell.
the, construction - of office
accommodation in that area,
believed to be zoned residential.
However, Dr: Addison urged the
board not to rush into sale of
the property.
"You shouldn't be in a hurry
tto sell it," said Addison. "You
can always sell it."
'John Henderson, charged
with , , the • responsibility t'o
investigate -the nor ?„of the
5n
property in questi, said it
would be entirely possible for
the board to d=etain a right of
way and to sell a sizeable lot as
well.
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N•'11re-'rmpheations-of-the 'credit F ' Homtrttr,-prineipal- of CHSS in
system in secondary school, to Clinton, said that just a few
become effective in all Ontario years ago, students had .,very,
highschools in S,epterhber 1972, little . choice about 'the Subjects
were`discussed in detail Monday they would take in secondary
afternoon at the regular meeting school.
of the Huron County Board of "Prior to 1960,"' said
Education meeting.
„was••• -the. '.,second of a
"series of. information meetings
concerning education••scheduled
, for this fall 'Ind winter, 'The'
committee v,c.,., presented the
consistedc►i Gordon Smith,
chairman, CHSS; Robert
Homuth, "students entering
Secondary School were offered a -
package of subjects with little or
'no 'choices of. courses:. Students.
were forced tp take subjects in
many casesjn which they had no
brief
d aptitude or interest. If a student
did not obtain a passing average
Homuth, C1155a' Arch Dobson, he was obliged to repeat the
Jack eaforth SS;* Kopas, F. E.' entire year. .In other words, he
Madill SS; Ken Lawton, South would be 'repeating subjects in
'Huron SS; and Jack Scamai, which he had achieved well, and
GcAderich Collegiate, Charles Rau ° continue those subjects in which
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Trades with four and five
• year programs in each of til,
above .branches. In addition: a
two-year, occupational program
. was offered to _students • who
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9 completed Grade 13. During.
this period the educational
program was mainly geared to
prepare students for ufiiversity,
nursing institutions and teachers'
colleges."
"In 1961 the - Reorganized
Program of Studies — Robarts
Plan — was introduced to better
meet, the •needs, of students and,
hence raise the retention rate,"
said Homuth. "This was the
period of Russian superiority in
space exploration which led to a
great cry for technological
training. More avenues should be
opened to the students. This
new plan 'offered courses in Arts
promoted ,f,om'Grade 8 of the
elementary system. As a result
of this program -students were
better able to select courses for
their needs and capabilities."
"It was evident that many
more students fulfilled the
requirements for secondary
school diplomas. The retention
rate was better," continued_
Homuth. "The systeniWas still '
fairly rigid in that students after
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BilI'here
h'usin
studied further at.the next boar
of management meetin
December 6. Also at that
meeting, the situation at the
Goderich cafeteria will be
discussed and a•recommendation
made concerning it.
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A note
from the
Council Table
Councillor- -- Stan Stan Profit
reported on a parking problem
which exists. at the corner of
Gloucester ••••Terrae$Yari "NOrtli
Street. He suggested that parking
should be changed from parallel
to angle in front of the Knights
and Columbus building. .
The -motion was approved b•'
. council and will be included in
the revision of the traffic bylaw
No. 17 of 1970.
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straight championshi
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BY RiCHARD MADGE • Ramblers. had given the Vikings
The G.D.C.I. senior Vikings their most severe ,lest during the
won their third straight regular schedule, leading them
Huron -Perth Conference 7-0 at halftime. A strong second
championship with a 26-8 - half, gave the Vikings a 21-7
victory _ over the Stratford . victory,• but coach Hbrner was
Central Ramblers' here last , not surprised 'to see the
Friday. ,- Ramblers wind up in the league
The championship was the' finals. , •
Viking's sixth in the last eight J Rambler Coach Clem Faust, a
years. The team 'has been in the former University of Western
finals in eight of the 10 year Ontario star, and C.F.L. official,•
existence of mthe H1170 ='Perth •
Conference.
Their Huron -Perth rivals •can
take little consolation from the -
faet 'that the Vikings will lose attracting
only Six players this year. .
This year's •team lacked the
San'ta's parade
depth of some of the former s i x bands„
Viking teams. They got off to a
comparatively shaky start, With Six bands and one group of
many -inexperienced players majorettes will provide music
replacing the 18'players lost last and rhythm for Goderich's
year. They also experienced a annual 1Santa Claus parade, this
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*rash "of . injuries which year scheduled for Saturday,
necessitated some fancy juggling ' December 4,
by coach Wayne Horner. But Bands are coming from
despite the problems, through a Zurich, Clinton, Seaforth,
combination 'of discipline, Hanover, London, as well as
sacrifice and hard work, Horner Goderich.
molded' the squad into one of --- Gi'ndy's Owen , Sound
14,a09..SPAstiltykafra,tiilue...:0,ey won Illzhsteppers will twirl batons . rr~ booted
six straight, to finish in first and gerrer 1p'71r i� Bid's e..,r ah'tyeiroo t
srngle to put the R
a
did a good, job of scouting
Vikings. It was evident from
opening series - of downs
Friday's championship- game
that the Rambler`s had found the -
key to stopping • the Vikings
vaunted ground attack, Stratford.
`used' a pro -type defence, seldom
seen in high school ball, to close
off," the running game. Coach
Horner had anticipated that this
might, -happen, and had already
prepared the' Vikings to switch
to the air to take advantage of
the open area behind Stratford's
' defensive halfbacks who• were
playing up close•to tile line. °
The Vikings failed to' move
the ball on the ground their first
three' plays from scrimmage, but.'
they quickly got another shot at
offence when Dave Melvor
intercepted a Stratford pa,ss. •
This .time,' quarterback Brian
MacKenzie hit end Gord
McLellan with, a looping twenty
yard pass just behind the
Stratford defensive lacks and
'McLellan went the remaining, •15
yards fob the first Viking .
touchdown.
Before the end of the first
quarter, Stratford quarterback •w•
a',15
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committee and Superintendent , or interest." •
Frank Madill was the board "This led to 'dlsstisfaction
office committee memb which resulted in many
Outlining the ba ground of dropouts,"continued' Homuth.
the new credit system, Bob "Under 10 percent of the
Ottawa say
Ferndale incident
not th�first one of its kind
Further correspondence has
been received by Goderich' Town
Council concerning the Ferndale
incident in the harbour this'
summer".--
Latest communication is
from J.H.W. Covey, chief,
Harbours and Property,
Department of .Transport,
Ottawa. He wrote:
"In your letter of September
14, 1971, you : brought to notice
of the 'Ministry of Transport an
'incident involving the vessel
FERNDALE with regard to
dumping in the harbour. Section -
14 of the Public Harbours
Regulations provides that n6
person shall in a harbour drain,
,discharge or deposit in the water
or on the shore anything that
mightdamage vessels or
property, cause a nuisance or
endanger persons or property.
The .Regut'a`tlio es further provide
that w7hen a vessel is involved,
the person in charge and the
owner of the vessel as well as the
_-.....person -committing the act shall
be held responsible.
"Upon reviewing our files it is
noted that this problem came up
'4before 1968 and was
investigated by Capt.Seck of this
office. At' the time, a directive
was issued, to all ship captains
place and then defeated Listowel watchers.•
providing that self -unloading
vessels carrying coal should
sweep the cargo holds and
deposit sweepings on the coal
-pile on shore before washing
M7an's body
found south
"of Godericho
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Bud ney° dog .
b - V
W. J. MacEwan Egener df the
local law firm Prest and Egener
has forwarded to Goderich
Town Council a, bill for $78
representing costs for housingg
ex, the doawned 'by Mr. and
rs. Kaa.• Budny, at the H:u-marie•"
S ciety. kennels. in London from
Septemberer 1 to October 22.
"We feel this account is the
responsibility- of the town,"
down the holds. The 'directive wrote Egener. ""`"
also required -that vessels loading • The matter was referred to°
salt should not. pump'out engine the finance committee for study
room bilges while in the and an opinion will be sought
harbour.
from the Town Solicitor
concerning the town's
"According to our records, responsibility. '�'-'• •-'
meetings were held with Town The Budny dog was charged
officials and local shipping under the Vicious Dogs Act
interests a few years ago following an incident in which
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- the sevenyear-old son of
following previous complaints I Mr.
and the understanding_vvas that and Mrs. Jaynes Murray was ,
any complaints in these matters bitten. The dog was ordered to ,
were to be channeled through be put to death after a stay of
" the Harbour Master, . Mr, execution for' 30 days and a
The body of Joseph Robert
Hodgkinson, 59, who was last
seen fishing from the pier at
Goderich Harbour on October
29, was found on Sunday
morning washed up, on a beach •
about two miles south of the
harbour by a fishing party.
The man's body was found
by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bringloe of
Goderich who had been fishing
from a boat in the area.
Mr. Hodgkinson's fishing gear
had been found' on October 29
at the pier with his car parked
close by but dragging -attempts,•
which w •e hampered by high
fall winds, turned up nothing. •
The dead man, a widower,
was a custodian at the Goderich
-...and District Collegiate Institute.
He boarded at 12 St. Vincent
Street.
MacDonald. Your recent letter successful 'appeal was- lodged in
and enclosures have been October. • The dog is now living
brought to the notice of Mr.
in a rural setting, the Humane
F.K. ' McKean, District Marine " Society reports.
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Agent, Ministry of Transport,
Parry Sound, Ontario for,
follow-up with the • Harbour
Master and other appropriate
action to • ensure that .the
provisions of the Public
Harbours Regulations and —procedures procedures . are
complied with.
"May I again suggest that the
Town ....a.uthorities.. bring..... any
future complaints of this kind to
the immediate attention of the
Harbour Master and the District
Marine Agent as agreed in 1968,
in order that they may be.dealt
with more expeditiously as they
arise."
Second hike.
ire one year
Goderich • Signal -Star
Publisher. Robert G--.---Shrier
• announced this week that
newsprint has taken1 another
jump_ '-.in. _ .price, .__.effective
November 15.
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Mr. Shrier reports this is
the second major increase this
year. The last price hike
was in April, 1971. i
M yard Goderich and District Collegiate Institute Senior Vikings
50-13 in the semi-finals. on the scoreboard. They movo'blursd
l5"running back Tom O'Brien (picks up yardage behind strong
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victorious
by
virtde
of a 26-8 win -over
Ramblers. O'Brien carried much of the work
Vi l 'ngs in •the championship game as the result of injuries
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South Huron
At the first of this week
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