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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-05-18, Page 2• . IICH SSGNM-STAtt, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1912 lirochure attraetive -- inaccurate Recently a Signal -Star reader,• who -I. ves.out of town', visited an Industrial Conyention,in Toronto and picked up.a Copy of the Goderich Industrial Co.mrnission's brochure on this - I Qrnmunity asa prospective site' for industry: No one could argue the fact that the brochure is an attractive publication but the information contained is, in a number of cases, grossly in error. The reason for the, errors, is , somewhat obscure. aE ither the - • information has 'not been kept up to. 'date or those who compiled the facts and figures did so with little regard fora1, ,racy In general infomation the brochure =--hotes•the rfe•are ."Two Raman-C—ath.ol.ic.:4 Separate Schools with teaching by the ' Sisters • 'of St.` • Joseph ° and' lay teachers." Itshould be pointed out that four years ago there ceased to be • two Separate Schools locally. The transportation information, as it regards to air transport cally. , The transportation information, as it regards to air transport focally, also tends , to be misleading. In discussing the services provided out 'of, Sky 'Ha,'rbour the brochure advertises "Regular .passenger and - freight services'operated. by charter on a daily basis,"- aid "the airport provides car ,rental services.". A. check with Sky Harbour Air Services L• invited'. 'manager D,G. h:. Hunter revealed that only irregular air service is provided under the charter service and that no car rental services are available at the airport, In the summary of industries of Goderich there' are numerous facts reported that' appear to be very outdated. • The owners of Huron Rai I ing Company, at 157 Well ington Road, are listed' 'as R. Patterson and H. K rohmer. On Tuesday the company. told the: Signal -Star such is not the case since H. Krohmpr is no longer involved with the operation. Linton and Hirst Co.. (Canada( Ltd: ` are listed as "Going into production in 1972. We might point out that not Ma sod has been turned at the Linton and Hirst site for.the construction of their plant, let alone the beginning of production, ' and this is already the • fifth month of 1972. • The Sheaffer Pen Company is. credited in the report with supplying employment to .90 persons. : A spokesman for the company corrected this figure on Tuesday as being only • Signal Star Publishing Limited is listed with an employment fi-gure of 21. The correct number of employees in Goderich is. 29. ' Sky Harbour Air Services, in their "summary, are said to employ 13 persons in the aircraft refinishing, maintenance and chartered flight business. Manager D.G. Hunter said the company actually employes only eight persons. Speidel, a division 'of Textron of Canada Limited, according to the Commission's information 'employs four., A spokesman at Speidel said this week that the number of employees is actually five times that number, 20.. There are other errors, too. Is. this any way to sell Goderich?' There is no question that the brochure published by the Industrial Commission'ocally is an excellent idea. It is good to know' it is "well' circulated in an effort to attract needed industry to this community. However, that a little more care and frequent updating might. be in order for the publication. • Overdue and vital Dr. Alex Addison of Clinton nearly • -brought the roof ---down at -Monda-y evening'sboard of education meeting int 1 i nton by asking how the members planned to hide the funds for the upcoming dinner party for • retired 'staff member iKftyear's budget. Dr. Addison, of .course -,:,w -es only joking as .were several 'other board members during the discussion: which took place about the proposed dinner party for an esti mated 100. persons. He- was,'..like most trustees, entirely 'satisfied with the scheme to honor those teachers and non -teachers who over the past four.yea.rs'.had left the" b card's employ for retirement• and would notbe eligible againforfulitime employment by the board.. �, But Dr. Addison's point was well Taken. It was evident that the physician fromC•lintonwas wondering .. how the ratepayers of the county would. react to the idea of spending mor ey to entertain retiring staff' members, Guest opinion . especially at a time 'when education costs are -higher than they have ever ,. been before. ' d It shouldn't be difficult to predict the attitude of the bulk of county taxpayers especially when they'hay.e been assured that thehonor of dinner and a serol I wi I I only go to those board employees who have served the county education system faithfully until . ageor other Ci rcumstances forced reti r.ement. • It is doubtful if any appreciative residents of Huron would. worry about an itern in the budget of the Huron County Board of Education for such a necessary and warm gesture toevalued staff. In fact, the board .is to be highly commended bythe people of Huron for their efforts t o tr o . _n g. comm'unity ties between county school staff and the folks who pay the bil Is. It is long overdue. It is vital. LetGoderick pay .. There's obviously some merit 'in the 'suggestion of the Huron County' ' property committee that the -jail at • Goderich be turned into a museum of penology. This is particularly true when the province has indicated it wi I I support the project by providing an outstanding collection of equipment from days gone byand will also give it the.d9signation as Ontario's official jail museum. The Goderich jail is steeped in history, and despite the fact it has only recently ' been' closed, already presents the appearance of being from a previous era. 'Certainly, there may be some question as to what type of person would receive enjoyment from touring a drab, old prison, but the success of "horror" displays such as those at Niagara F'all's 'indicates that such P Lake bank project scenic 70 Y,E,ARS AGO qAY 18, 1902 Tickets went on sale for the Westminster Abbey Choir who 41 were to be appearifig at the Victoria Opera House. Tickets could be obtained at Porter's book store. Operators of Grocery stores in Goderich announced that instead of keeping their stores open late. " p. on Friday evening, as was the; usual practice, they would be closing . at the', regular hour observed durT'ifg"ther weekdays ° and opening unlit noon on Saturday. This plan was to allow them an opportunity to take in the er Westminster Choir performance. The Women's Institute at Holmesville were making plans for tjieir annual picni=c. Plans were for the event t4 be held at Fosters Flatp. A meeting "In the interests of the Liberal cause in West Huron" was called for the Victoria Opera House with the guest speaker to be ., "-tire candidate, Mr.. Cameron. It was announced that 249 more names appeared on the 1902 voters' list than had previously. The colonial auxiliary forces's Officers' decoration was to be conferred upon Major Joseph Beck of Saltford. The amount collected for the expansion program at Alexandra . _Marine Hospital during May totaled $3.35. This sum just took into account the special collection boxesput around the community,` The Goderich yacht club officially got organized with one • boat, although they announced they were looking for one or two more. Letters to the editor Maitland Club president takes issue with stories. Dear .Editor.t e'rresult that they had to. re- • I would first of all like to thank introduce the former policy. the Signal -Star for its excellent The Directors of the Golf Club., coverage of golf and curling, not would be more than happy to allow otilY this' year but' in the velars'` -residents '61: the Town to golfas past '• often as they wish,. if we could do I would like, to take issue. that without suffering a reduction As an . alternative to this however, with your editorial in income.project, should it fail, I wonder if involving the application by the I think it is fair to point out that •Dear Editor, ° Mr. Sully would • consider' the Maitland Golf 'and Curling Club most organizations in the Town of Information required on recent installation of one or possibly two for a partial tax rebate. Goderich that receive town help sighting of . unusual aerial fountains in our court house park, 4 The .Directors of the Golf 4nd require that you pay a yearly • objects • o c cu r a n c e s or possibly with coloured lighting Curling Club have no*desire to m ern h e r s h i pfee such a s , unexplained ground markings arrangement etc:. I believe this maintain the club as anything trait a - Goderich Figure Skating Club and which might be related to actual would be a good memorial to AVM , ti._ ._ • recreational facility for the Minor Hockey. aerial phenomena. J. Sully that would be appreciated residents of the Town of Goderich This information will -be used in - by all 'citizens and visitors to our and area. It •is quite true that vote I would also like to point opt that a Canada -wide study and town year after year. t u your headline on your main 'story can only play golf on . three evaluation for eventual scientific occasion's without paying the full was somewhat misleading. The publication, Mervyn H oy application was made on' behalf of curling, golf and, associate Anonymity will be respected. membership fee. This police is please a d d r e s s not peculiar to this Golf Club, but members and not justgolfers. As.respondence is the policy that .manv golf clubs J, c o r t o far as curling is concerned. •we .or P.O. Box 427, __ -have-had -to-adhere-to-in--etde-r finance their clubs. In 196 and Insti ng la pay - as ,you, play`'t Station'F'`', Toro&e-5, Onta io. ; 1970 this, restriction was curling last year, which meant curling was:available tO the public removed by ]tYheC Directors and at large. ..:ssthEre NOS.-art�li'+'au?t•1W�'7"':e's d:ul '�•,•.il:lu.i..ewen.erb.-.t.•_e vr: .us. .i .:. r..•c,.un ,,:a.... •rr•r::..x.. ..•r..:w4 aa.a r•.-•�,•-r•.:•,+•--.ri...s•w•,.w• •••• overall revenue. Two years ago ' I think it is noteworthy to ' Xindly renew mrsu'bsciMpitbir:" the Stratford GolfrClub renkoved,.,a mention that there are twenty-five to the Signal -Star, with . the similar restriction• allowing gold clubs in Ontario • that' pay enclosed money order, people to pay green fees as Often absolutely no taxes, the majority- Best wishestothe staff'. I enjoy as they wished from the City of of which are—located in small keeping up with all the news. Stratford, and they had a towns. Yours truly, reduction -in overall revenue with ,I assume thatou will give this Fred D. Watson Kitchener letteras much prominenceas you did your editorial. Yours very truly, • D. J. Murphy, President, Maitland Golf and Curling Club would like to see a roadway kept along ,the -top of the bank; ' if possible as there is no comparable location in town for view, •'Dear Editor: (.4 - attractions . attractions do not want .fro'm Iack,of customers. However, we do not support the suggestion' by the committee that the museum should be undertaken as a • county project. it would primarily serve to attract people to Goderich only,,, and the ratepayers of that community should be expected to pay for the benefits they.would derive The ratepayers of the county already contribute significantly to the 'present museum in the county, town andshou l d not be expected to provide yet" another. tourist attraction. If the project has merit, county council • should have little trouble enticing Goderich officials to take it over; particularly if the building its offered at a' nominal sum. Exeter Times - Advocate ¢¢e Oaoeclo SIGNAL -STAR i The County Town Newspaper of Hu, on ---C:} e • Founded in 114* and published every thu'rsday at 31 WestSl:, Gbderith, Ontirio. Member of the Audit flurisuofCircutation, theCVNA and !ANA. Advertising rates oh, request. Subscriptions payable in advance, WO in Caned*, $1,50 in all countries other than Canada; single copies 20• cents. Second " ' claisremit NigistraliohNumber 0114. Advertising is accepted on'the condition that, in the event of x typo9rephicalerror,thatportipnof the .adverlising specs occupied by the erroneous item together withreasonable aifowaiwcefor signature, Will notbebhewgedfor but the belong► of the "advertisement 'wiii be paid for if tiler sppiicable rate, In the event, of 'a typographical error advertising goods or servrcel ala wrong price; goods or serirites may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to tell, and may*. withdrawn at erir tune. • .TELEPH INE 524►$3$1 .-F. area code 519 cortai' clast mail' regitttration nunbea 'O71i9 Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. ROBERT" Cr. MAIER- ..resident and publisher SHIIILEY J. KELLEfl editorial staff IL W. SHAWedit0ri31 stiff t OWpf#D J' i8YHSK1—advertising manager �.x,bnaaw n,.u•...�-.u[sr..,-..kJ�.ak__.:-,� � ..,e�� w .Ila+mn�,.s_.:, s.•••,aw�,��- POINT FARM FOUNDER. Joseph Joshua W igilt; a native of Bury St. Edmunds, England, settled in Goderich in 1854` -"and for' a .turtle managed the British Exchange Hotel. He built Point Farm summer hotel in 187f4 and conducted it until 1902. He died in Hamilton in 1916 In his 83rd year. Of the Point Farm he wrote: "My home on the banks ofthe"'iron was to me what Abbotsford was to Sir Walter Scott, and I have found no,place I would rather live or•end my days et," Fellpictures d tale FirstSedton. Editor.. Although I am not opposed to the idea of the new Sully' park, I too Opinions 1•i order that Signal -Star readers might express their opinions on any topic of public interest, Letters -to The, Editor ,are always welcome. for publication: But the. writers . of such letters, as well as all readers, are reminded that the opinions expresst d in letters published are not lnecessarily theopinions field by The $ignahStar. - Drive carefully the holiday .weekend GREAT LAKES L_OG°,„,-,0,.�o THE PASSENGER STEAMER CAYUGA CARRIED 2,152 PEOPLE, IS CARS AND SOME PACKAGE FREIGHT HER NORMAL COURSE WAS FROM TORONTO, ACROSS LAKE ONTARIA, TO THENTAGARA RIVER PORTS OF QUEENSTON, ONTARIO AND LEWISTON; NEW YORK. • 09"9" LAUNCHED AT TORONTO IN 1906, THE CAYUGA'S QUADRUPLE EXPANSION ENGINES PROPELLED HER Al A. SERVICE SPEED OF IBM.PH.; AND A TOP SPEED OF 22 M.PH, - THE FASTEST STEAMER ON LAKE ONTARIO. • AMONG CAYUG4'S .. MANY NOTABLE PASSENGERS WAS THE PRINCE OF WALES, .ON 11151919"VISIT TO CANADA. AFTER 40 YEARS SERVICE CAYUGA SAILED TO KINGSTON,ONTARIO, IN 1946, FOR REMODELING AND CONVERSION TO 01L. 11 NAS ,BEEN w .— 'ESTIMATED THAT DURING CAYUGA'S FIFTY GOLDEN YEARS;'SAILING 'LAKE ONTARIO, SHE 'CARRIED OVER 15 MILLION PASSENGERS; THE • SAME AS CANADA'S: TOTAL. POPULATION AT THE TIME OF CAYUGA'S LAST VOYAGE' 1N 1,957. DECLINING TRADE AND RISING COSTS BROUGHT END TO MANY PASSENGER VESSELS, INCLUDING TILE . CAYUGA ' WHICH WAS SCRAPPED ,,;� AT TORONTO 1141961. te,, Business .and .Editorial officemurvix 25 YEARS AGO MAY 22, 1947 The Town Council met on the last Friday night, honoring the. death of the former Mayor 1r: . Douglas Brown, who had died that morning. Mayor Mooney spoke of the regret felt in the loss 'of a citizen, and the members stood for a minute in silent tribute. The bell- of H.M,C.S, "Goderich" was presented to the Town by Commander W. A. Childs, R,C,N. (R) of .H.'M.C•,S. "Prevost" London, and was accepted for the town 'by Mayor Mopney'. The annual crowning ofthe Queen of the May took place on the lawn of the Stratford Normal, The Queen, 'chosen by 'the students' council of the school, was Helen Audrey Smith, Professor M. A. Garland,; addressed the Young Adult Group of North St',' Church. He gave what. , he thought to be one of the best definitions of 'education: That which trains children to read intelligently, to think, to have high ideals and a sense of responsibility to their fellowmen, Captain Ed. Robinson saw ' Goderich clearly from 45 miles across the lake. Miss Lottie Robinson received a fetter from." her brother which read: "We were passing Harbor Beach on the evening of the 14th, when I saw something I have never seen in all my years of sailing, nor, perhaps, .m ay ever hope to-see-again_Lt_was_ Goderich," The Goderich High School .Area Board appointed three new ea he -r to fhe—staf€-----of -the- Goderich Collegiate Institute, Miss Irene Foster,, of Campbellford, Miss $erniee Blake, of Dungannon,. and Mr. L. Hartwick, of Stratford, FIVE YEARS AGO MAY 18, 1967. After '53 years of trimming hair, James W. Reid announced he would be retiring -from . the barbering business he had peen part of for so' long at '76 Hamilton Street. For the second time the Goderich -Knights of Columbus appeal to Goderich citizens to contribute in a fund-raising drive to pay for the staging of an imprestive fireworks display for the holiday weekend. In the first canvas of the town, the Knights " 'fell- $200 short of their $1,000 objective. The official opening of the new $812,877 wing at Alexandra Mierine and General Opening was set to go with the. Hon. M. B. Dymond, Minister of Health, to be on hand to oversee the event, Victoria Street United Church was to be celebrating its 89 anniversary with a special service featuring a missionary to Argentina as guest speaker and a youth•choir from Huron County's Centennial Choir. « - Jaek Creighton, 65; a Huron . County Roads Department, employee,' was killed in an accident while at worts near Auburn, • • J. W. McLarien of Benmiller was elected to Crew up the Huron County Historical Society as, president for the upcoming term of ,office.' The- ,Goderich Rehekahs covened a Centennial Tea at lftacKay Hall with the members. attending wearing fashions,hf 100' years before. Robertson Memorial Public . School pupils were carrying out a progt'am o£ tree• planting along their playground. ..Li#Y'11�.1'•. rY 4