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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-04-13, Page 1yn dt � 11 YEAR Tilt/RS. PR.1U_,1-3 ,.-1:9.7.2 iimamAc -+ I' e For awards for outstanding performances at the Ontario Collegiate Drama Festival, regional competition, were made.by adjudicator • GordonJohnson,IWo-to Goderich_studenh _From the leftareR-iok- FisherGoderich, who played Hugo. and Frederik in Ring Around The Moon; Karen Longo of Eastwood Collegiate, Kitohener, who Two Goderich actors honored portrayed Estelle in No Exit; Tony McQuail, Goderich, who was . Joshua, the butler, in the GDCI'play; and Jan Reid of Ancaster High School whop.layedthe-first-womhn-ln scpne-two of Pol lutiongrohed,` the winning play in the festival, —staff photo " 1 Costumes 'Forthe first time in the history • of Huron County, The Ontario Collegiate Dra'ina Festival was staged here... The ninth .annual • regional competition was officially opened at Goderich District Collegiate Institute Saturday evening by Reeve Paul Carroll, representing both the, Town of Goderich and the County if`Hur�i Four ' plays competed in the event .sponsored by-•-Sinipsons- Sears Limited. They were No Exit by Eastwood Collegiate-, • Kitchener; Pollution Probed or Why We May Not Live To See 2001 ' by Ancaster High.School; I Wish by Saugeen District High School in Port Elgirr; and Ring Around The Moon by GDCI. Adjudicator for the evening was ?Gordon' Johnson, .head of the •'English Department at Earl Haig Secondary School in North York where , he also teaches Theatre • Arts. Outstanding performance „awards went to Karen Longo of Eastwood Collegiate who played Estelle in No Exit; Jan -Reid who took the part of the old lady in Stoop, . the second • playlet in Pollution Probed by Ancaster; and Tony McQuail who played Joshua and Rick Fisher who portrayed Hugo and Frederik in Ring Around The Moon. The special - adjudicator's award went to•the people who were responsible for the • costumes and the' set for the. Gode'rich production. 'The award was accepted by Lynda Reinhart the popular and talented ,costume designer,, but others who 'figured in the Trophy were,tet designer Empeyand Pat Reinhart, and the set crew, Randy Hills, Brian Hall,• Gerry Durst and Bruce Crawford, Pollution Probed by Ancaster High, School was judged the best Play of,the evening. Adjudicator Johnson termed it -`'an. extremely succe'sful 'production" Which a zzii showed a "confident and disciplined" cast. - No Exit was acclaimed for - its "striking set and Johnson called it "a remarkably commendable performance of a tough play". Johnson also stated that the actors iril-Wishom Port Elgin we're working well together, but ° that the play had just- missed the all-important air of. mystery • which he'd expected. Of Ring Around The Moon, the adjudicator said the costumes were "simply dazzling He paid •._ Please turn -to, Page 12 The vote was 7-2 in favor of joining the Maitland Conservation Authority ar last week's town coact ,meeting , and those opposed to the move will go dawn in the records for their viewpoint, Deputy -reeve Dave Gower and New church building sold - Elmer Umbach. of Lucknow° spearing for the United'.Holiness, Church, announced this week that United Holiness has completed the purchase of the unfinished church building formerly owned by the Church of God. The sale will be finalized at the end of April. • According to Mr. Umbach the • purchase invalues-.iiie-taking over - of financing arrangements. by United Holiness as well as the purchase of the lot. "The Church of God did give us a great deal of work they put into the church on their own time to date, free of charge, as well as some funds collected for the building," Mr Umbach said, "This amounts to about $875." The basement _portion of the. building on Huron Road is already completed 'and the congregation is meeting there now. ".'We hope to have the building 'bricked in and the lawn sodded- as soon as the weather permits," the United Holiness spokesman said, "and we are aiming to have the complete work done by, fall.'' - "The building should be an asset to the neighbourhood and Pa Andy Markson;.``• ,properties mistress - Pat Reinhart; lighting 'director Brian Hall; sound effects, Shelley Grange and Kim Arbour; Costume crew Ruth Ann Robertson, Shirley Good, Gail Sears, Anne Doorly, Mary Jane Oskam, Connie Bell and Barb The special adjudicator's award at the ninth annual Ontario' Collegiate Drama Festival, regional competition, went to the Goderich costume and stage crew who worked so hard on the GDCI offering Ring Around The Moon by Jean Anouilh. The award was received by Lynda Reinhart (right), the talented young Goderich student who was costume designer for the local students. Here Miss Reinhart talks with adjudicator Gordon Johnson, head of the English Department at Earl Haig Secondary School in North York. -Staff photo Councillors grilled ,by 40 ratepayers Balk at drain assessment More than '4 0 Gode rich ' cost would be born only by those Ratepayers turned out to MacKay . inside ' the mapped area Mr.,. Hall on Monday evening to hear ' Carroll noted thatthis was • about the proposed $180,000 drain ,essentially the big , question: .across the southerq.part of this Subsequent sewers, he said, community. Although the need for would be. paid for out of the this drain was hardly disputed the general assessment levy but the proposed method of assessing the - initial line would not. Costs came under heavy fire. Another question from the floor The first question aimed di, pointed out that the storm sewer councillor Paul Carroll who lines on Elgin Avenue, Huron chaired the meeting asked who Road and last years project at the originally instigated the court.houseparkwereallpaid fors installation of the storm sewer out of general taxation. It was line and why. Mr. Carroll `explained that work being done explained that it was •'the town under the Draii age°nc't Balled for council .of 1968 who originally thosedrawing the most benefit to thsand--a-motion en etitionfrom-- lost'tine atosf e, town engineer that Towneouncillortd Giesbrecht preliminary work on the project explained that ►o whera else in the be -started. • - coio,munity' is there a similar Whenasked whether or not the ° drain. This one storm sewer would be handling the drainage of 640 acres of land. In replying to the need for, the' line Burns Ross explained that. until there is somewhere to put all the run off water in that area no further development could take place. - Council had been - faced with three proposals, the first called for a completely open ditch,, the second (the proposal under discussion) calls for ` a closed sewer to Eldon street and open from that point to the lake and the 'third proposal was for a completely closed storm sewer. nt the. bilit of is rad a y accepting a prclposal that left any part of the drain open was questioned .from the floor. • . It was also pointed out at the. meeting that this project would be only a- start at installing' proper drainage for the town of Goderich. At present it was noted -much of 'the rtfn off water, which could be run straight to, the lake, goes through sanitary sewers and thus -the se*age treatment plant. This means a much higher cost for this service since the town pays for sewage treatment on a gallonage basis. Closef o Ice In memory. of the late George L. Ellis, former - • . newspaper, the . Signal -Star office will remain closed. . Friday, afternoon, when it's, done," he said. "We prefer p-callit a chapel though since it is not as large as' many churches." Fire aboard "Goderich" Smoke eaters from the Goderich 'vOlunte‘er, fire department worked quickly 'on Er11ay to stem the spread .of an oil fire, in the boiler room , of the freighter. "Goderich" as she lay moored in harbour here, Crew members • had to call the fire department in when they failed to extinguish the flames with equipment available on board. There were no injuries involved. in the flash fire that apparently caused little, damage to the boat. Workmen on board had been welding in the boiler room prior to the fire and a stray spark is suspected as the cause. The "Goderich" is owned by Upper Lakes Shipping - Ltd. of Toronto-. Hopes for. Cabbie TV in Goderich A Goderich delegation went to Niagara. ,sx,on,„,Tuesday for a public hearing with the Canadian Radio -Television Commission in regard to the proposed cable TV plans•for this area. Mayor Harry Worsell who attended the hearing and spoke on behalf of the Goderich people, told the Signal• -Star Wednesday the meeting went well and the delegation is hopeful their request will be approved, • Mayor Worsell said the decision of the CRTC is expected next week. The presentation was made by Bruce Davey, office manager for •Airland Communication Services Ltd. Also present was Ronald McIntosh Jr., Goderich, who is co-ordinating the local project. -Others in attendance included Councillor Deb Shew?elt,' elected representatives from the "Down of Clinton, Ted Rowcliffo Sr., of Kincardine's Local: Program Committee and Huron's member McKinley. Chairman for the hearing was J. Harry Boyle, a former Goderich resident. Councillor Reg. Jewell were against full .membership in the Authority. Both men- felt the estiniated$8,500 membership'fee was too'steep,'or the amount of benefitthe community was likely to derive from it. Prior to last Thursday's council meeting, only. a small, northerly portion of the Town was in the Authority jurisdiction. Membership fees for that strip of, Goderich along- the Maitland. River would have cost ratepayers here $2,503"69 in 1972. However, pians for , the future include development of the river flats along the Maitland as well as harbor and waterfront development:- In recent weeks it was clearly indicated from talks with representatives of the Authority that full membership for the Town of Goderich could result in greater co-operation between the municipality and the Authority in such a venture. Councillor Ed Giesbrecht told council that in his opinion, full All GOderich traffic lights go "flashing„ Town Council was so pleased , with - the trial period of the flashing traffic lights at the Victoria - Hamilton - Nelson St-. - inter -section during the . winter months, that Jt has authorized a yearrrourid flashing system at i ;±e- e tion-aas well as at -the' . •municipal membership u the Maitland Conservation Authority. would mean. a greater chance of co-ordinating efforts of', the federal government, the provincial government and the municipality. Giesbrecht said that $8,500 would be a "small investment" if one was t� consider the overall benefits 'to be realized from full membership in the Association. and the increasing possibility of • economical development in the river -harbor -waterfront area. Councillor Jewell cautioned council that it had not yet been established who . owned the property which council.pr'oposed to develop.' However, communication from the town's solicitors presented at the meeting showed' that information was now available to council .following a survey which had been going ono- for about one year. Councillor Frank Walkom,' council's representative to the Mai,tIand Conservation Authority; • advised council that one of - the most rewarding •aspect of full membership in the 'Authority wouldbe the regular advice to be gained from close..government contact. Walkom assured council, that Goderich' could •benefit in many ways from full municipal membership. y "I question pouring more, ' money into the Maitland Conservation Authority",, said. Deputy -reeve Gower. "What have they done for us in the past?" "What have' We asked for?" retaliated Walkom. "We shouldn't' have to ask," five -point intersection at Victoria retorted Gower. gatoht : a-nd- " lighway 8; The lights 1,61.1 begin flashing at 11 p.m. and continue until 7 a.m. daily. At the five -point intersection, the lights will flash amber on Victoria Street and red on. Elgin Ave., Kingston St. and Highway 8. - At the other intersection, the same flashing system as before. will be employed—amber on Victoria Street Viand red on Hamilton and Nelson Streets. Reeve Paul. Carroll stated that in his opinion, the, flashing light system contributed to quieter , traffic flow during the night-time' hours. Folks plan fund-raising projects soon In an attempt to help raise extra funds necessary to put their show on the road the "Folks" group, who have applied for an opportunities for youth grant this summer, announced that in ttre �riear tutu re a'b'ottre`drive'and -tat 'wash will be held. ' Final word from Toronto is expected later this month with 'regard to their grant application and if it should be refused the young people say the money raised with the extra work will be turned over to charity. ' I'olk.s", a collection of about a dozen y'i3ung people, pas been working since Christmas on a two part program which is to be presented in Homes for the Aged,. Hospitals, psychiatric hospitals and similar institutions. , The first part of the. show is to consist of musical entertainment featuring songs backed by instruments ranging from' piano to flutes. The second portion will be made up tof short drama productions. When and if the tour is finally granted the necessary financial ,backing the group will make nearly 40 stops in the surrounding counties of Huron; Bruce, Perth and Middlesex, The young people will perform a number of one night "stands during the summer months as they travel by,bus and camp in parks along the way. About one week or 1.0 days of the �� s u m•rri.e r:�-�w-l'T'1"'ty�': - ''i`1"n"� .Goderich. Present plans also call for a kick off performance locally in June at MacKay Hall. . going from 'this day 'forward stated Councillor Stan Profit, "not from this' day backward. , Do we want to develop the waterfront'?. Do ,we want, to preserve a green beltalong the waterfront? I think we'll , get a much better return on $8,500 toward this project by joining the Maitland Conservation Authority." ' `That'.swhat we've been paying for," insisted Gower, "—control of our green belt area. And what did we get for our investment?" What did we receive for the Adelnistrator awarded title Harold Walls, A.M.C.T., Clerk -Treasurer of Goderich, has just,been awarded the title of Certified Municipal Clerk by the International° - Institute of Municipal Clerks. The Institute was organized in 1947 to serve city clerks, secretaries, and recorders. In 1970 IIMC launched it's formal Certification Program to - help clerks improve their job performance and to gain added recognition as valued administrators in local government. • Certification signifies the Clerk who meets hith Standards 'for knowledge, skills, experience, and ethics, A CMC is a professional Municipal ,Clerk who is qualified to meet the challenges of a job that is ,be to-in=-i-n`g-tea ger m LL complex. - Mr. Walls" is among the first clerks the United- States, and Canada to be so + estgi>iitted. • $2, 000 we paid to the golf Olubll• ;t year," asked Councillor Walkom.. We'rq- being sucked into it," complained Councillor Jewell. `He warned that the present estimated fees of $8,500 per annum would rise annually, . G: L. Ellis dies Tuesday at his home George Lincoln Ellis, former' publisher and editor - of- The Goderich Signal -Star, ,died suddenly atbis home in Goderich ., T-aesday morning.' Mr. Ellis was born December in oun ores , a son o the -late -'Phomas Beni y Elhs .and Emma Florence Ryan. -. Surviving are his . wife, the forrner Gene: Auman' of Elmira; .gone • daughter, Mrs. Barry (Barbara) Foster, Guelph; two grandchildren, Stephen and Anne Foster; one sister, Mrs. ".Bry,„�. (Margaret) ' - White, Loomis, California; and one brother, .Walter Ellis, Ponoka, Alberta. Funeral service will be tomorrow (Friday) at” the Stiles Funeral Home at 2 p.m: Burial will be lb Elmira Cemetery. Open Sully bylaw for public opinion A bylaw to authorize the -' stopping -up . and closing of Cobourg and Wellesley Streets in preparation for the proposed park in memory of the Air Vice Marshall J. A. Sully to be donated by the Sully Foundation, was given -first -and -second- readings at last - week's council meeting. Notice of the proposed closing of the • streets will now be published and ratepayers will have an opportunity to study the bylaw at .the town office and register any complaints they may have to the action. Although Councillor Mrs. Elsa Haydon urged council to take sufficient time to study the bylaw before giving. it .the first and second readings, shewas assured by council there would be plenty of opportunity for study of the bylaw before it is given third reading . and passed•. Main area of concern for Mrs. Haydon was the ,,`buffer zone' proposed between the private dwelling of Bruce SuI1' and the park. Mrs. Haydon stated she . f.. wanted to know exactly how mudi land would be deeded to Mr. Sully in connection with . the park proposal. , -Council was not certain of the exact amount of footage involved- in the deal' but members assured Mrs: Haydon the complete details of the transaction would be spelled out before any 'land was conveyed tou�l y 4 gip'. • bylaws --the 004451'0 bylaw sod the dog b1►laktiv- Nil' be• teititirld once' again before brotigb council: for fiestil