The Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-11-25, Page 1V.•
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I THURSDAY` ,NOVEMBER 2S'
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Much of. Tuesday evening's
Recreation 'Committee meeting
centred around, preliminary
discussions concerning the
• 'upcoming 1972 budget. Council
has asked the group to submit a
preliminary rundown of costs in
the upcoming year by the end of
the month.
One of the matters brought
out was 'that a full-time •
Recreation Director may , be in• store for , this community.
Chairman Paul Carroll put the
suggestion before the other
board members and will bring
• supporting. information to the
next meting.The idea-'metwith' a fairly
warm reeption and committee
members agreed tat the groupmay have come asfar as it can as
a board responsible for' thei
operation of programs locally.
Programming seemed. to be the
a problem in everyone's .eyes,
sports being easier to take care
ofbut a full range of. culturalprogramming to deal with
activities for senior citizens or
any non sports oriented group
more difficult.
In other business at the
meeting it was agreed the
Recreation Committee would
take' the initiative and organize a
Snowmobile Safety Night in the
near future. It was sugges_'ted-
that perhaps the evening be held
at the arena auditorium and the
OPP. be asked to present a
showingof safety, slides they
leae available.
A request by the GoderihFigureSkating Club to have the
re_of ice rentl _qvt, fr$12
4Sifto wildcat strike
aids dismissed pair
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Think arson
may figure
in blaze'
Although investigations -are
still in progress the 'office of the
Ontario-Fire-Ma-rs°hal anf bunced"
this'week that arson is suspected
in the $35,000 blaze which
destroyed the Huron Iron
Railing Company plant at Sky
Harbour last week.
According to Ken Pipher of
the " fire • marshal's of ice
everything seems to p int
towards arson be!ng th ca,us of
the .fire.
Equipment in .. the plant,
owned by Robert. Patterson and
• Helmut Krohmer in partnership,
both of 'Goderich, was not
insured •and the logs was
estimated by the men tobe in
the neighborhood of $35,000.
The plant had employed( six
persons previous to the disaster.
The building, in which the
plant was located was owned by
Sky Harbour Ltd. and was
unoccupied at the time of the
fire. , The one -storey frame
structure was totally destroyed
in less than two hours by' the
flames.
According to Mr. Krohmer
and Mr. Patterson the company
plans to continue operations at a
new location on Wellington
Street in Goderich. The staff,has
been reduced to three but the
men expressed a hope that the
, laid -off workers could herehired
once the, company got back on
its feet again. • •
Investigations into the blaze
and the arson charges are
continuing.
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Informed sources inside Local. w ,t t.tabe mine for some
687rOf Fre c xtatrona ion " ha good wri>rk record's
of Chemical.. Workers revealed incident last week.
. following a meeting --'tori° Tuesday
evening that a'grievari"ce has been
-drawn up -by the union local and
will •be filed with management
at the local Sifto ; Salt mine in
'support of two workers .who had
their employment terminated
with 'the '' DOMTAR owned
operation last week.
The grievance is to be filed
with Gordon - Muir, . mine
manager, and a demand that the
men in question be rehired is the
major Item o'f"t'Tlie-document
sources' said. If 'satisfaction is
not gained° at this local level the
union is. expected to take it to
conciliation. -
Union trepresentative 'Bob
Watt confirmed on Wednesday
morning--.that--a. grievance . had
been drawn up but refused to
comment on the contents of the
document or to confirm or deny
that the union. was demanding
.. the men.be-rehired. " •
Underground and surface
workers (with the exception of
two employees) went out on a
short lived_ wildcat, strike last.
Wednesday afternoon when the
company fired two men.. Neither
management or the union would
identify the men in
q u estio'n'' The o-tiwr
employees went out in support
of the two _-men who were
handed their notices when they
reported for work on the 4:00
p.m. shift. Work•:resumed on the
midhight to 8:00 a,m. shift,
however, when union
international 'representative Ken
Rogers was called in from
London to cool the situation
off.
Last week mine manager
Gordon Muir said the •two 'men
had b%en fired ' for careless
blasting of an underground pit
face Tuesday night as well a•
other penalties against tit
such as sleeping on the job.
Mr. Rogers said . he was aware
of the disciplinary problems
with the men and it had been
suggested 'earlier that they be
split up and put with older more
settled employees.
Union sources said, however,
that - the men had been employed
to $6 when the group hosts the
annual interclub competitions
was turned down by the board
who pointed out 'that to make
such a • move might set a
dangerous precedent. The
Recreation 4 Committee did
suggest however, to help offset
the.., costs ..of....the extent,. that,, a..
grant a would be discussed
towards paying part of the
judges' fees. •
A re q uest • that the
Iluron-Perth Separate School
Board be given ice at the $6
time ' d--_ •. rept.al fee given other.... youth....._
until iTi7 *M't3 ="" .proved rovided-:7-,;
the times would not fall 'into
, 'prinle time periods. The board is,
renting the ice on two•••
afternoops per week •for school
Children.
Bloodciiniz.
attracts
247. donors
There. were 247 donors at last
Wednesday's Red Cross Blood
Donor Clinic in Goderich. 4
The committee in charge
reports satisfaction with the
turnout although tore
contributors would always be
welcomed. Special gratitude .was
expressed -to the- industries in
town who give their employees;
time off from work to donate
blood.
High school ' students again
this year were among those who
showed up as„blood donors. ,
. Kinsmen and Kinette
assistance with the blood clinic#
this year was . greatly '
appreciated. If is believed their
telephone canvass aided the
campaign. to success.
Injured.girI
recovers
from
scalp surgery
• Jeannie Wraith, 12 -year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Wraith, R R 2, Caorderich is a
patient in War Memorial
Children's 'Hospital in London
following a painful scarp injury
suffered during the
Remembrance Day holiday.
The girl is believed to have
had her hair caught in•a-piece of
farm machinery. ,
She was taken to Goderich
Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital and transferred to
London November 18. I-f"er
condition on Tuesday was
termed "good” by a hospital
spokesmari`" who also reported
that the youngster ,was
scheduled for skin grafting,
surgery Tuesday,.afternoon. w,
Jeannie is a Grade 7 student'
at Holmesville Public School.
Committee members
accepted with •regret a letter of
resignation from board member
Doug Cruickshank. In accepting
the resignation the committee
agreed with chairman Carroll,
who noted that he was sad to see
Mr. Cruickshank gig, as he always
had "a • lot to offer and
contribute- ttl-ward the board."
No reason for the resignation
was given.-
It
iven._
It was agreed that , a winch
break would be erected at the
Memorial Arena against the wire
fence of the exhibition grounds
where wind often made
conditions bad directly -at the
entrance to the arena.
A report from the arena
committee noted' that the Minor
Hockey , . Association ha
requested the use of an "
.additional dressing room for, the"
p.m,E,,��.t..,.,,
Discussions • between that '
committee and the association
however -hied' resolved .. the,_'_
situation by ' suggesting
reorganization • in the present
dressing. rooms and the
installation of lockers.
The Recreation Board ` also
agreed to hire an additional
full-time rnan to the a'rena staff
for a period of 18 wgeks at 10
hours •a week under the
Provincial Government incentive
program for employment. An
additional man is also to be,
hired ' under the same
arrangement to take care of the ,
outdoor rinks.'
Despite the cold and snow
the board still had a number ()f
matters to - deal . with the
swimming pool. A meeting is• tco
be arranged between the
committee and a representative
of Advance Pools Ltd: to discuss
repairs needed at the .local pool.
A• date for t'lat meeting is to be
announced in the near future.
r, A'4%ptttatrnance =of "Yesterday—the Children. were .Dancing at,- ...Separatist ideas.
• McKay hall this evening. Last night they played to a very
receptive student audience in a special premiere performance.
The play, first written and performed in French, is by
playwright Gratien Gelinas and deals in a personal way with the
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rider the direction of Warren Robinson the
characters in the play are portrayed by, left to right, Rev. Keith
Stokes, Dave Carruthers, Eleanor Robinson, Kay Stonehill,
Virginia Lodge and urian Markson. —Staff photo
Flying ,up ceremonies were held at Knox Presbyterian Church
on Tuesday evening asp this group of Brownies moved up to join
the Girl Guides. Left to right are; kneeling, Patty Wiser, Heather
Taman, Nancy Fisher, MaryaJane Erskine, Betsy Beggeman
and Margo Pleason. Standing are, Sherry Masse, Vicki'Powell,.__ ,
Kelly, Suchard,Heather Marshalt, 'Dale Simons and Sandra
Klaus. —Staff photo ;
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heaffer Pen strike Friday may
be �verted; hjust. wait.
, on T
from the collective agreement
Tension has been mounting
all week at. the local Sheaffer
Pen company plant in Goderich
between management of the
Textron Canada Limited owned
company an erFiloyees who
arerembers
of the International
Union, • of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers.
q,he workers . can .,legally take
•strike'action on Friday, and have
promised' to do- so if' their
demands , are,...not met, while the
company refuses to continue
negotiations until the `union
takes, what they term, "A mare
realistic • . • approach to the
matter;"
Accusations were made—Past
Thursday by George Drennan,
business agent for ,the union,
that ,the company was trying to
intimidate. • employees into
working overtime and 'was also
trying to break the union. In a
prepared statement on Monday
management officials flatly
denied the charges.
Mr.. Drennan said that the
intimidation attempt on the part
of the company was contained
in. a 'footnote attached ...to a
circulated copy )f the criminal
Code .sections dealing (ironically
enough) 'with intimidation: The
footnote, said b,"1' you are
requested to wort overtime,' you
will be expected to comply with
your Department Manager's
wishes." _....
Under the(.union's,.collective
agreement. Mr. Drennan said,
the decision to work overtime
was strictly voluntary on the
part of the workers. That.
voluntar'°y overtime clause stands
until midnight tomo"Prow night,
he stressed, when the union
Mason. Bailey.
named head
of Federation
Members of the Huron
County Federation of
Agriculture have elected Mason
Bailey;. R.R.3, - Blyth who,
operate'` a real estate office in
Clinton, as president -for '1971.
The annual meeting of the
federation was held at the
Clinton Legion Hall on
November 17.
Also elected to the executive.
were Mervyn Smith, Walton and
Doug Fortune, VVingham, as vice-
presidents and . Vince Austin,
Dungannon; Adrian Vos, Blyth;
members can legally take strife •
action;
.Mr. Drennan termed the
footnote, "an attempt to
frighten employees into working
overtime."
-"There are only four men at --
the plant," he farther explained,
' "and management felt they
•coul,d,,frighten the women."
b_he
union • business
.representative 'also charged that
the. company was trying to take
the union security clause ,away
- which, 'he 'Said, would in effect
break the union.
"On the•matter of the Unison
security clause," the company
statement said, "it is the'
company's , feeling that
employees should have the
democratic right to decide,
, whether they wish to pay dues
or not."
"At the present time," • it
went on, "their employment is
conditioned by having to pay
• $70.00 per year.
"The company further
kelieves that the employees.will
,be freer to pay their dues if they
wish, directly to the—Union
rather than be obligated to have
such dues automatically
deducted from their pay."
The company statement
concluded on that matter by
saying, ,"The company does
„not
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This week's snow gets local
Christmas shoppers in gear
There is little doubt that
winter has set in if one just takes
a look ,around and according to a'
number Of .local merchants that
first good heavy snow seems to
drive the Christmas' shoppers
into , action despite the poor'
driving conditions, cold weather
and slippy footing."
The Signal -Star c•ondted a
short survey -4 -,on Monday
involving a cross •section of
Goderich •retailers to see if things
were ' beginning' to • progress
toward •December 25 from the
retailers point of 'view and if in
fact money was as tight as some
would have us believe. The
.answers proved to -be a definite
yes to the first question and a
profound no to the second.
According t� a spokesman for
the Canadian Tire Store winter
seems to indeed help Christmas
shopping off to,a good smart and
the first heavy snow over the
weekend did its part. 'The
C.T.C. people • claim shopping
.actually got going last week and
that it might even be a bit above
par for -other years. They point
toward the tight ' money
situation being a myth.
At Eaton's order office' the
ladies in charge say that
Christmas shopping "certainly
has got underway." in
comparing their figures for 1971
against last year's figures to date,
business seems to be about the
same and that the tight money
(if it exists) doesn't seem to be
hurting their office.
A ,spokesmanm for the
furniture retailers claims things
don't work just' like tliat in the
home furnishing business. it
seems that January is almost
always a bigger month than
Shoppe. A spokesman ,there said
that all in all fall business was
'quite good and went on to
completely discount the, tight
money theory. '"It won't be as
big a Christmas season this year
as some make it out," he said,
"but nevertheless eN erything'
looks good.
Men's wear has started ' to
Move however which may show
that the women get out and get
their shopping done before the
last minute. while it's about the
opposite ,With the male members
of the community..A spokesman
for Rawson's Men's' ihop agreed
that a little snow always seems
to put. people in the mood -for
Christmas shopping and that
things were beginning to move
over the last week. In case you
were wondering what men's gifts
are 'most popular -this feat ties
and socks are still near the top
and shirts seem to be the most
purchased item for gift purposes.
At Woolwortl?s Christmas gift'
'purchasing is definitely
underway but things are still
moving fairly slow. Again the
weather seems•td be the deciding
factor. Until Monday there was
little snow and as a result little
Christmas ' shopping, according
to a spokesman the white stuff
on Monday got things off to a
start but it would—be a few
weeks yet before there was big
action.
If it was a° dishwasher the
wives had in mind as the,perfect
Christmas gift indications are
one .might be found under the
tree. Jewell Brothers Appliances
noted that things were just
beginning to pick up'towards°the
Christmas rush as they usually
do late in November and that
dishwashers seem to be moving
well.
Labor council.
'donates a100 to
minor hockey
Localartist
will exhibit
his works
,J. A. Marlatt, 98°St. 'Patrick
St., is planning an art exhibit at
his home, located at the point of
Arthur and St. Patrick Streets.
The showing will be "from
December 1 through December
18, on Thursday and Friday
evenings from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m...
and on Saturdays from 2 p,m. to
fig_ nhs9,x,soc .r e�a l�poth l` ,s .,
Mr. Bailey succeeds Mr. 13f-c'hairs but. nothing big like paintings of local and. Ontario
Stafford who has been president bedroom or living room suites," scenes may be viewed and
since early in 1970 when he he added. enjoyed by everyone and for
succeeded the ailing Bob Henry Ladies clothing is still moving ' interested persons, saps of the
of Blyth. / slowly according to the Fashion art work can be arranged.
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Goderich Minor Hockey
Association -president Ken
Crawford announced this week
that the group has just received a
donation 'of $100 from the
Godericu la abor Council toward
operation of the .association this
yiear,
"We very much appreciate
these badly needed funds," Mrs..
Crawford said, "and we would
like to express our thanks to the
Labour Council for their
assistance in this very
worthwhile cause."
For the first me in some
years the nor • Hockey
Association to ly wilt be going
to Mvirn council for .a grant to
help offset rising costs 'as well.
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'the part, ,of the association . to
give each boy registered twice
the amount of, prying tittle as
last, y .are given as the reasons
behind the climbing coals,