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assembly member and brother
of the "Tiger", the Betition was
drafted into a bill.
This bill said in effect that
when a suitable jail and cour-
thouse were built, Huron would
be established as a separate
district. Royal assent was'gran-
ted on March 6, -1833 and plans
were begun immediately for a
building that would withstand
the test of time.
This building project, like all
other local matter before 1842,
was guided and controlled by
the Justices of the Peace.
A small group of Justices for-
med a building committee and
entered, itrto lengthy
negotiations with the Canada
Company for a loan of money.
The company proved co-
operative -in assisting - At even
offered to grant free land for
the building site on condition
the company would choose the
location.
Their first selection was on
Maitland Terrace where Ed-
ward Fuels now stands. The
citizens of Goderich objected
violently and petitioned the
justices nut to accept the
choice, not only because there
was no water supply but also
because it was in the .Most
remote and uninhabited part of
town.
They disliked the great
distance that the courthouse
would be from the hub of ac-
tivity in the market place. The
location is still remote from the
centre of town.
The present site was selected.
after long debate by the people
and_ the magistrates alike. An
agreement with the Canada
Company however was signed
in August of 1839 for 3,000
pounds and the Caledonia
terrace site.
The architect was Thomas.
Young of Toronto and the
builder was William Day of
..Goderich.. Taping into account
the standards of work of the
day, the work proceeded
rapidly. On January 26, 11841
the buitdirig committee repor-
ted work complete.
Excitement ran very high in
Goderich during early 1841.
Alniost everyone made several,
visits to'';the new edifice. The
traffic was' so heavy ,that the
keeper could not keep.,the court
room clean and the magistrates
were forced to close. the
building to the people in April.
The top- floor was originally
pl nned as a chapel for tk>,
prisoners, but to avoid e>ttra ex- '
penditure, it was fitted as the
court room. Seats forthe judges
were built, desks and tables
and -jury_ and-- w-itne --boxes-
were provided.
When the final touches to the
jail had been completed the
magistrates - petitioned the
government requesting that
Huron be declared a separate
district.
On October 14, 1841 true to
the terms of the statute of 1838,
a proclamation announced the
new District of Huron, the area
that now makes up Huron
Perth and Bruce Go noes.-
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The jail is also seen as one of
the reasons. for -Goderich being
eventually'named as the county
seat • rather than one ...of the
communities more centrally
located.
The "Save the Jail Society"
feel that because of its impor-
tance to the formation of
Huron as unit outside the Lon-
don District the jail should be
preserved as a monument to
the people, who through con-
struction of that jail, also con-
structed Huron.
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GODERIC SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, FltBR ARY ;15, 1973•s --PAGE
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(Continued from page ,1)
"By example we must demonstrate the New
Democratic Party listens and that our members
are a different breed of politician ... a breed
that has little use for the false promises of,the
other parties':... a breed that has little use for
the half -token measures of appeasement that
are the trademark of Tory Ontario," the -can-
didate charged.
'By example we can demonstrate that New
Democrats are working for people in Canada in
every Province where elected members sit
throughout this country. We can demonstrate
by the example of Manitoba, Saskatchewan,
and British Columbia that New Democrats
practice what they preach and legislate accor-
----dingly in a decisive and well-defined manner
that puts the feelings of people- first."
"In Huron the Tories have said, there are no
issues in this Ft.idigg and their victory is a Cern
tain thing," Mr. Carroll co nwented.
"Well, there are issues. One of them is Bill
Davis and his bureaucratic stale of government.
I am certain that our members in Toronto can
attest._to_his.regard fur the. Legislature and his
dubious methods of rail-roading-- legislation
inti; being; particularly,during the last few days
of a session," the candidate charged.
"In this election", Mr. Ca;r.roll said, "we have
an opportunity to go to the people of Huron
and voice our genuine concern for their
problems.. to go to them and, mutually under-
stand the slow erosive process at work in On-
tario which will destroy our way of life.
"In this election we must demonstrate that
the voice of the people at Queen's Park must he
'strengthened. By increasing the caucus of New
Democrats we can have a real effect with a
1 government .that pretends to listen. We can
• continue to challenge, with one more voice, a
government that thrives on the imposition of
charige. We can strengthen -our position against
unplanned measures that bring regionalizati o
centralization, and ' additioflal• bureaucracy:
"Whether it's , regional .development, or
regional government, or centralized education
policies, or rigid land use planning, or coir
porate farms, or rising food costs, or sources'of
election funds, medicare premiums, old age
supplements or any other matter of concern we
must fight long and hard to force Bill Davis to,
hear the voice of that people," Mr. Carroll
urged.
"By sending one • more 'NEW Democrat toll
Toronto after this by-election, we can do these.
things," Mr. Carroll promised..
Guest speaker at Monday evening's meeting
was provincial NDP. leader Stephen Lewis.[ '
Mr. Lewis termed Paul Carroll one of the
"most gifted young candidates ever put for-
ward in the Province of Ontario."
"There will be sc,epticistli .concerning ' what
the NDP can manage to do in this election,
Mr. Lewis noted. "There has be' scepticism
before and it has been ,over come, in Huron it.
will be over 'come as well."
"There are issues and ,concerns in this by-
election," Mr. Lewis said. "Among them are
the questions of health costs and the wf ole
Medical Insurance Plan."
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Mr. Lewis went on to predict that the Con-
servative Government would fall aroy►nd
economic issues and the economic issues that
are now a question. ,
"There are also the questions of Post secl:on-
dary education costs," he noted, "the qualitcy of
education, help for the aged and regi nal
government."
Mr. Lewis urged the party supporters •t( get
out and work in their support .of Paul Carroll
-promising- that men like' Mr. Carroll as;DP
members in Queens -Park could help in any
ways to bring about more effective government.
(Continued from' page 1)
was posted to CFB Clinton' with the Royal
Canadian Air Force in 1964 and lived in the
Hensall and Brucefield areas until moving to
Goderich. ..
• Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba .he has a
background in electronics. He and his wife Kay
have two sons, Bruce 26, who is married and
living in Clinton and Kirk. 22 who re. ii10-at
Guest Speaker at t he nomination t eting
will, he Provincial Party LeaderRobert Nixon.
Sittin '' Liberal members ( bot h .Fede -al and
Provincial) from the surroutuding rich gs will
also be in attendance.
home.
If you're reaamg thas'obviously our photograph did its job in Attracting your attention. That
was the plan but it only a ploy to draW your attention to a matter other than girls, that of
licence plates. That's right, like it or not, it's that time of year again and if,you haven't yet
purchased your 1973 motor vehicle registration.plates then you had better do it soon or
you'll be standing in that long cold line that often forms outside the issuing office February
28. Olive M. Sturdy, agent for the Department of Transport and Communications, reports
that sales to date are behind those of last year so don't put it off any longer. As for our
model Anne Marie Budney she doesn't go along with the deal; when you lay down your
money all you'll get will be the glue numbered metal plates.. (staff photo)
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Only 37 percent of Ontario •
r owners have purchased
eir 1973 licence plates as of
bruary 5, Gordon Carton,
C., Minister .of Transpor-
tion and Communications,
nounced today. -
Licence plates went on sale
o months ago but there are
ore than 1,600,000 drivers ,
o have not yet bought their
w plates.
"At this rate drivers can ex-
pect long, .frustrating line-ups
to develop as the deadline ap-
proaches," said Mr. Carton.
"I hope that those drivers
who have not bought their new
plates will recognize the
situation and come forward as
soon as possible.
Mr. Carton said that in
keeping with -the practice over
the' past several years, there
will bei no extension of the
February 28 deadline.
The new -style, multi-year
plates are expected to last up to
five years. Registration fees
will continue to be paid on a
yearly basis with validation
stickers issued for both owners'
permits and licence plates.
. Annual, cost for an 8 -cylinder
vehicle 'is $40; a 6 -cylinder
vehicle, $32; and- $23 for a 4 -
cylinder vehicle.
(Continued from page 2)
Williamsburg U.S.A. and such
places, to see old buildings, —
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and we Canadians have too fe
of
and
;own! Why" then 'do we
dare to tear down the few we
have? Do we dare' destroy
historical landmarks that. have
stood the test of years' of
weathering,----?
Surely a building that is
solid, stately, and bulli 'of
beautiful stone, that can be put
to future use to further the
cause of beauty in fields of art,
crafts, drama and music, ---- a
future that will wipe out the
negative atmosphere of punish-
ment ---and:-- crime, is worth
saving?
The old Huron County
"castle"; could be the symbol of
the improvement -of conditions
in the County; what was once
used to keep the "bad" from
harming the people, can now be
used,, to spread the "good", a
source cenl:r'e for the Positive,
to reach out to the people with
cultural projects, in' Creative
interests and activities.
In order to preserve the
name, and since Tiger Dunlop
was a man of "Letters", the
name of "GAIRBRAID" might
be given to the cultural castle!
• Sincerely,
AIN:LIE
MARKET LIMITED
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views expressed 'should' he'
representative of the collective
"view of Council and'or the elec-
torate. If you recall; I made a
-point of mentioning at that
time that the term ''joob rule'
as applied to this petition was a
personal opinion.
Please consider this letter my
last correspondence on he jail
issue. • ti'
Your humhte Servant,
Eileen Palmer (Councillor)
Dear Editor:
As you know, I am leaving
the Huron`County Health Unit
on February 9,'.1973. I would
like to take this opportunity to
thank you for your assistance
in helping to promote many of
our new public health nursirig
programmes.
The news media, especially
local newspapers, has been an
excellent way to let the public
know how some of their health
tax dolls rs are spent. •Your
newspape' has helped us in this
and many other ways. It has
been an exciting expe'rienc'
(Continued from page 1)
remaining confirmed candidate. Mr. Such also
announced his intention to seek' nomination
some time ago. .
A party worker for "a lifetime" Mr. 'Such is
well known in the area and has been working
as a Chiropractor in Huron County since 1949.
He is a former Reeve of the town of Goderich
and has been active in municipal affairs as well
as 1w -den -try ts�ir a"tnktrrber of the Goderich
arm rlt',lar gwt3oaldlat h`Tourtst Committee.
He is also a member of the board of=,gover-
nors of Conestoga College of Applied Arts ,and
Technology, a position he has held for the past
six years.
Mr. Such is married and. the father of six
children.
floor will, I am sure, appreciate
its possibilities as a quaint
showplace. The courtyards can
be used • fo'r various summer
features, including, 1 suggest,
ornamental gardens.
Yet to tear down one wall.
will 'give a decided distortion to
the,overall appearance of the
place. It is simply a callous and
destructive procedure. I cannot
understand how anyone who
values the heritage of Huron
`County would agree to this. It
would be like driving with one
fender missing from your car!
Surely there is another an-
swer to the Assessment
Building expansion! No one
wishes the loss of the
Assessment office, but I cannot
believe that it will be lost
unless we mutilate the Jail.
`Yours truly,
Garwood G. Russell
n--beiteh---knowing_.thatyou-will--help_ta_ -
promote some of our public
health nursing activities.
Your sincerely,
(Miss) S. Malabar, B.Sc.N.,
Supervisor,
Public Health Nursing.
Editors Note: The following is
a letter from Councillor, Eileen
Palmer to Mrs. Joan Van glen
Broeck, Interim Chairman of
the Save the Jail Society. A
copy of the letter was sent to,
the Signal Star for publication.
Dear Joan,
Re your letter 'in last week's
issue of the Goderich Signal
'Star, may I say3.4t the
gtt`ttitations per se were not
words uttered by me at any
time, and certainly not at the
Council meeting when you and
Brian Hall presented your case.
In fact I felt then, and still do,
-that the delegation was a credit
to the cause ' enchewed. By the
same token, I. still maintain_
that ninety-nine percent of the
people who signed said petition
had little or no idea why they
were signing same, thereby
signifying "mob rule" or mass
hysteria. As an example, a
number of people whose
signatures appear on the
petition were surprised to hear
that removal of a wall referred
to a wall in the exercise yard,
as Apposed 'to a wall of the jail
proper., I
roper..I also suggested that same.
evening that a date be set to
host an open house at the jail
,.in ordordertil familiarize residents
of the county with the building
Dear Editor:
It seems to • rne•' to be in-
disputable that the attrac-
tiveness and intrinsic value of
the Jail will be severely marred
if one wall is removed.
This old building is a Part of
the heritage of Huron County.
It. was,uilt to he a court house
as well as a jail, and served as
both till the court house was
located on the Square. The
structure is unique and of good
quality stone, reminiscent of
some of our old Canadian for-
tifications.
- The Jail need not he thought
of as a gruesome place, but
rather, now, as an interesting
piece of hist.ory..The Tower of
London,. England, has a much
more gruesome aspect, con-
sidering its torture instruments-
and
nstrumentsand dank dungeons, but there
is no desire to tear it down.
Fort Henry in Kingston, Ont. is
a fine old relic which is being
preserved, even though it
housed prisoners of war in the
1940's.
Anyone who has been in the
Jail and has seen the corridors,
the.central spiral stairway and
the steel grillwork on the third
In addition to those confirmed candidates
there are a number of other possihle,entries in
the race.
Jim Hayter, a Goderich .businessman and a
former Warden of Huron, and Anson McKinley
the present Reeve of Stanley Township . have
also been spoken of as contenders.
Recently Mr.' Hayter said he.was "tatting ,a
good ,hook" .,at the possibility of seeking the
nomination.
Mr. McKinley also said at the same time that
he was considering the nomination "seriously"
He 'is ,a brother of R.E. McKinley, MP for
Huron and a Stanley Township, farmer.
Star, the business eornmunity
of Goderich, Goderich Town
Council, the Recreation Board,
tad all who helped promote
and make Minor Hockey Week
a success.
Yours truly,
J.H. Peters.
,President,
G.M.H.A.
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Dear Editor,
What is happening to
Goderich's history? We tannot
just sit and watch it disappear.
If Huron County made its first
mistake in .building the
Assessment Office in its present
location, surely with a group ef-
fort, we can prevent a second
greater mistake.
If the jail walls are removed,
where will it stop? It is indeed
those walls that distinguish the
building and there will he no
hesitation in destroying the
remaining structure when the
Assessment Office needs more
space.
If Huron County cannot af-
ford to leave the jail idle, a'
niuch needed cultural centre
should be investigated further.
History could be maintained
and also be beneficial to Huron
County.
Measures are being taken to
try to preserve the jail, as it
stands now, and if we all give
our support, perhaps Goderich
' will keep its history. History is,
after all. a large part of what
we have now.
Sincerely,
Shelley Grange
(Continued from page 1)
which was published in the
London Free • Press on Novem-
ber 12, 1913, is as follows:
"Boats wrecked, foundered and
missing. - Steamer Carruthers
foundered; Steamer Wexford
wrecked' near St. Joseph;
Steamer Charles S. Price
wrecked near Goderich;
Steamer Edwin F. Holmes
wrecked near Godericgi; -
Steamer _ 'Regina wrecked on
Canadian.- side above Port
Huron; Steamer Turret Chief
of Toronto a total wreck - on -
Keewan Point six miles East of
Copper Harbour; twenty-six
men and two women saved
Dear Editor:
Please allow' me to expitess
on behalf of Minor Hockey our
sincere thanks to the Signal
Heart St►nclav in Goderich,
while not the absolute success
that we had last year was very
successful. Residents not 'can-
vassed on Sunday will be ap-
proached between now and the
end of February for donations.
Also, residents who were not
at. home' and were' .left en -
velopes may send a donation to
the Bank of Montreal on the
square.
The co -chairpersons Marion .
ills and Eileen Palmer thank
file students from GDCi who
braved the cold„ to Barb Jeffrey
and Gavle Masse who tallied
the reOTfns, trri3everenrt Pather
Moynahan for the use of St.
Peter's hall as our headclitar-
ters, to the Goderich ��igria1
Star for their publicity and to
our sponir:s on the full , page
ad for their support.
from Steamer L. C. Waldo of
Detroit on Gulf Rock in Lake
Superior; Steamer Hitrotiic•,�•
�C� � � �� �e
with 50 passengers aboard,
pulled off bar at Whitefish Bay
without
damage` Steamer .1 G.
Grammer on beach at Tv service
Cleveland; Simon ',angel' and
two barges safe at. Duluth;
Steamer Matthew Andrews 'on •-
Aorsica Shoals neat- Port now set
Huron; Schooner "Weaver safe
at. Les Chenriux: and many
more.
The Senior and . Junior
Choirs of Knox Church, under
the direction of W. M.
Cameron, will assist in the Ser-
vice this year. Mr. Cameron
has arranged special music
which 'will include solos sung
by Wolfgang Oeste, Tenor
Soloist at Deer Park United
Church, Toronto. Mr. Oeste
will be accompanied by John
Derksen, Organist and Choir-
master at Donminster Church,
Toronto. , Mr. -Oeste is a
scholarship student at the
Opera School, University of
Toronto, and Mr. Derksen is,
presently doing post -graduate
work in Musicology at the same
university.
The secretary -treasurer of
Com -Cables Ltd., Bruce Dav'ev
announced this week that cable
television is now available to -
sonie residents' of Goderich.-
The cable system will carry
ten television stations and an
option of ten . F.M. radio
stations.
At the present time, about
200 people in the south section
of Goderich will be able to get
the service. The number of
people to be serviced will in-
crease every week.
Areas of Clinton are expected
to have cable operating in,o,,
about three weeks. •
Cost for the service is $10 for
connecting and $5 a month ren-
tal.