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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-03-29, Page 1Chamber MPP ready o wor Cou •e Ind ite, mb nation- s stores, • depart. .fc touch Iutdoors, is also 1 stripes, ting gese ume the ore, the x Five busloads of Huron County citizens made the trek to Toronto and the Parliament Buildings there to see newly elected Jack Riddell, the first Liberal MPP for Huron in over 30 years, seated in the Legislature. About 214 persons from Huron including about 30 from Goderich sat in the gallery while Riddell was received at Queen's 'Park. Among' thos from the area who took part in the event were (left to right) Mrs. Mary Clairmont, Sherryl Worsell, Bill McGuire and Doug Stirling seen here congratulating Jack Riddell. There is an ar- ticle in this week's Time magazine concerning the Huron Riding up- ' set with Riddell as the victor. (photo by'Wilma Oke) Just as last Thor evening's regular Town (11 session was thout,t() (.1 motion by Councillor Haydon and sC((11(e(i by (iglu Leroy Harrison O 01) ; `singing among the menlb( rs The motion was that ning April 1. town cots committee meetings- he h =open meetings wit the cordially invited and representatives extende courtesy of reporting from meetings. A recorded vote Allow council was unanlfT011s favor of the motion. Reeve —Deb Shewf 1 pressed surprise at t he introduced by Coil tic Haydon and Harrison. Shewfelt said that 1 opinion, the coal meetings had never been to the public. Mrs. Haydon claimed Reeve,,SheOelt was wron said that while the pre been encouraged t'() atte committee meeting's: background i0forma council had given strict i tion- that nothing wha he published about the c tech meetings until the mendations from the co meetings had come hef open mitn(•il oun,ty. waits for letter on' County Deputy Clerk anly told the Signal -Star. esday 'that a het ter from' oyincial government has t been rt received officially ting additional space for se(sment Office. "I'm expecting it daily," Hanly. • It is believed the letter, when received, will indicate a desire to. lease the facilities from Huron County. The. minutes from the special en Lodge dies 1-8111 len Curtis Lodge who naged Lodge- Furniture re at 33 'West Street since - 5, died suddenly Monday of art attack. /le was 58 uneral service is this after - 111 (Thursday) at. 2 p.m. in ox Presbyterian Church. GL Royal will officiate. rment will he in Maitland etery. r. Lodge was horn in Dut- to John and Margaret onehouse) Lodge At an ly age he went to live in tha ,dnd_pame to Goderich Years ago. . n his teenage years, .Mr. Ile was employed in the Ben mend Printing Shop on Mouse Street. He then for The Huron Signal Ihe,Goderich Signal -Star joining his brother, Lodge in the 'furniture %WM business, solved four years with the Division Corps Signals "sr overseas duty for the r Airs in Sicily, Italy, France and Holland. When Mr. Lodge returned to Goderich in 1945, „he went hack to the furniture business. An enthusiastic community worker, Mr. Lodge was 'active in the Boy Scout movement in Goderich. He was a member of the Third Goderich Troop and eventually hyeame a Scout Leader, attaining the rank of District Commissioner, a position he held for. several years. He wasflso leader of the Third Goderich Rover Crew for several years. He, was well respected by the youth of Goderich. He was secretary of Maitland Lodge A F and A M at the ,time of his death and an -officer in Huron Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons No._3O. He was a member of the Goderich Rotary '-flub and was for many years a- memher of the Goderich Little Theatre. In the past, Mr. Lodge had played solo coronetwith the Goderich Bluewater Band and was a member of the Har- horaires. Mr. Lodge was an avid chess player. He was a member of Knox Presbyterian Chut`ch and Clerk .of Session there. He had sung in Knox Choir for more than 35 years. • Surviving ire one brother, Floyd, Goderich; one step- sister, Mrs. Dr. William $Maxine) Thomson, Ottawa; two step -brothers, Capt ;,Robert Wilson And Harold Wilson, both' nf_ Sarnia-. and several nieces And nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers and one step -brother. A.. Masonic service was held at McCallum Funeral Home Wednesday 'evening. eV Meeting of Goderich' Town Council with the Property Com- mittee of Huron County Coun- (11 on March .7 contained this information: "A lengthy disetl oiO"n Was held lin the .request of Huron County to ob- tain a demolition permit to remove part of the jail wall for the extension of the Assessment Office. County Deputy Clerk Rill Hanly advised that a letter from the Provinc0t1 Govern- ment will he received shortly requesting additional space for the" assessment office, which will indicate a desire to lease this property from Huron County making- land use sub- ject to provincial regulations. County officials. advised that if a denlo'lition permit is issued by the "Town of Goderich no ac- tion would he taken to demolish the wall until a -lease, plans for extension to _the assessment office, tender calls Glenmark Cumber opening Today, tomorrow and Satur- day the official opening is being held for Goderich's newest retail outlet the Glenmark Lumber building supply store.. Located on South Street, just off the Square, the opening will feature the usual door prizes' and special prices for those first shoppers to visit the premises. The new outlet. features 4,000 square foot showroom backed by a large indoor warehousing area and two additional pole Karns, one ' 84 feet, by 24 feet and the other 144 by 18 feet. In addition t?) lumber and other raw building supplies the More will also deal in a number of brand name nroiects such as Pittsburgh Paints, Armstrong flooring, Celanese Carpet, Canadian Pittsburgh Mirrors, Fleetwood Cabinets and Sun - worthy wallpaper. Glenmark Lumber will also he the dealer for McClary Easy appliances. and other pertinent a Patters are looked after." Ina telephone interview with the Signai-Star last week, William Grey of the Realty Ser- vices Branch'of tbe- Prov Iit,f10 l' i)epartment of Public Works said that the province would not enter. into an agreement _ with the., (,ounty of Huron ;is long as long as there is local disagreement over the project. Jack Riddell, MIT for Huron, seated only Monday in the Ontario Legislature, has pledged to do everything in his Daily News included with Signal Enclosed in this issue of The Goderich Signal - Star is the final "wrap- up" edition of The Young Canada - Week Daily News, which was available every day last week in various spots around town including Goderich Memorial Arena. Signal -Star publisher R.G. Shrier stated this week that Monday's edition bf The Daily News, the last for 1973, would be included with this week's regular Signal -Star for the en- joyment of readers in the area who have the other six issues of the little daily. "It is a final conclusion to Young Canada Week 1973," Amid Mr. Shrier. Some of the photos in- cluded in the enclosed Daily News' have 'been reprinted in the third section of the Signal - Star this week. This was done to ensure a per- manent record for years to come In the Signal - Star library of old files• 1 power to save the jail wall and the entire building as it presen- tly stands. He said he would visit the Realty Service Branch as one of hip first official duties:.. _:-.. _. Bylaw not yet ready for public "People have the feeling that some people go by the 1958 hyla while others mast go by the new one," said Deputy - reeve Stan Profit at last Thur- sday' s council meeting. The statement came out while council was very briefly discussing the zoning bylaw which would implement the'Of- ficial Plan. Councillor Mrs. Elsa Haydon was inquiring concerning. the possibility of bringing the zoning bylaw to a public meeting and giving the bylaw the third and final reading so it could become effective very soon. "There's too many things in the mill at the present tinge," said Dave Gower- of the Goderich and Area Planning Board. "It is not fair to put the planning hoatd • under this stress. " Ed ' Gieshrecht, also of the planning board, was in the crowded council chambers and was asked to comment on the situation. Gieshrecht said there are three neo subdivisions which have been registered and the map changes have still not been made. He said that these mat- ters plus a few others would probably he cleared up within three weeks or so and the zoning bylaw could he brought toi a public meeting at that time. in the meantime, the ' building permits will be issued by the building inspector Roy Arecken.ridge at the will of' council. At that point, Mrs. claimed, the matters..whi been recommendation Captain Frank "Co presented with an ship being the first Canyon was part Of when she put out f the pen, and the cer cigars and a munici was the first captal presentations began casions were 1961 purTA March 25 a