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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-04-05, Page 15nd c, )e Imt memp4 Step eta and 126 YEAR — 14 THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1973 tor, 'step, Staiq f the tell how, d stamp' pure, tats. I Street Sunday r i p.rn. col. hown on pars in l Key ';1 in conj le of First: :on Fami MUSIC. e iPC 9( 59t ►( 2in 691 2iIii 1 3►s�N 3iiio 89( 2i69(, $1.31 301.11,. 69( i�9c hting 1929 On January 1, 1850, Goderich became a town with a faun settlement to one side and a port on Lake Huron with busy freighters and fishing boats on the other. •Kerosene lamps in homes and on the streets preceded the use of elec- tricity. Before 1900: lights with car hon filaments were used ;along streets that hurtled t he well- known wheel shape of (;oderlett' s residential and business section. Goderich Council record; show that the first nmotibn., passed regarding electricity was a by-law, on May 12, 1887, for issuing 20 -year debentures at 5 per cent in the suns of $7,000 for building :and equipping the first electric lights in town. In the Electrical News issue of July 1891, the following news item appeared: "Goderich is now well lighted, having :33 street lights, and 40 arc lights in the stores, supplied by the ,tOwn's Electric Light Committee, with Mr. W.H. Smith as superintendent. The lights give great satisfaction to the town and storekeepers." An interesting feature of the network installation was that the connections were made at •the rear of the houses on the square, the poles and,wire` being placed in backyardso as' — iior-to'disfigure-the street. About the turn of the cen- tury, equipment was installed for the generation of electricity by coal and steam. That period of generating electricity lasted until Hydro was introduced in 1913. From 1898 to the 'present time, Goderich has the unique record of hawing had only three Public Utilities C'onlnlission managers.. J.B. Kelly started in. 1898, at 40 years of age. Elmer Weaver followed Mr. Kelly in 1948 and cmntinued until 1965 when he was succeeded frt. the present manager David Rolston. lighting 1887,. In IY34:5 the old triple lamp standards were replaced by double light more'modern stan- dard. "I'he installation was tinned with Old Moine Week. The double light standards were finally cut off three weeks ago and are just being used as street sign poles. The lights had been in use, from 1945 until August 10, 1972 when the present light standards were put in use. - '1'htse old double light stan- dards are presently being stored and may be sold to the liut;?lic pending a decision from tht council. An outside 'party has offered to purchase all of the standards but councillor • Frank Walkorh believes that toWrl residents should have "first' chance to obtain these pieces, of Goderich history. Acc.i.rding to Superintendent Rolston, some of the standards' with some work could be used as lawn ornaments for summer cottages or homes. He 'thinks that they are worth buying just for the •;antique value. Presently, Lucolox lighting is being use on t he Square and along 110rpn road. This is the best known form of lighting known to elan so far. Shortly after it s installation, Toronto Ilvdro Electric installed the 'same system along a 10' mile stretch of Bloor Street. In the early year,' street lighting in, the ,town was referred to as "disturber!_ darkness" lighting. Before the development of the 160 watt hulk in the. 1920's, 60 watt bulbs had been used. Around 1929, the Goderich business section began to use metal decorated light standards with a head containing three 100 -watt bult3s, each cohered by. 'a glass globe. .• During the first., few years, power was used mostly for street lighting, and only five homes were lit by electricity. This no doubt was partially due to the cost of $.1.5)) for a single Tight htilb. in 1910, the Electric Commission voted- to put the street lights 00 at 6 p.m,,, and keep them on until 7:30 a.m. The ceremonial first rock of the Canadian 'Foresters Curling Championships was thrown by W.G. Thorm of Smiths Falls. Sweepers are, left to right, Southern Ontario Curling Direc- tor, Bob Jewell of Goderich, Dominion Curling Director, Keith Gregory of British Columbia and Goderich Mayor Harry Wor- sell. (staff photo) A ladies team front Alberta and , a men's team from Manitoba have become cham- pions at the Canadian Order of Forersters' Dominion Curling Finals held in Goderich last Thursday. ,Friday and Satur- day. - Manitoba and Saskatchewan rinks took the lead after the. first day of play Thursday lb the men's division of the Championships. Both teams had 2-0 record,, Manitoba defeat ing 1ritish Columbia 9-7 and Southern Ontario' 1.1) -4, -',and Saskat- _ chewan defeating B.('. 10-2 and Alberta 8-2. In ot her ganlc•,. Alberta downed Northern I)n tario 1))-:3" and Southern On tario beat Northern Ontario r• In. the .Ladies. division In t he:.. first day, Alberta took the fir,1 round lead by virtue of a I:3 win over Saskatchewan and 13-:3 victory over Southern On- tario. Other scores Thursday were Southern Ontario 9 Manitoh,a 7; and "Saskatchewan- 11, Nor- thern Ontario 7. \lhert;i•c Iinched the W men'5. ,.nil.ion-.hip while the men'; ,1,.1,ion narrowed down to a light between Nlanitoba and �,iskatchewan sifter Friday's •.ulpet it ion Both rinks scored two yic. r,,rrc, Frid:aw 'N1;anrtntra heat Northern ',..Ontario ,s..1 and Alberti 7•6 wwbile Saskat- chew:ui upended Northern On- tario 10 1 and Southern On- tario 7-1 In ..t hci nle.i' s division games. Alberts ileteate 1 British ('oltimbua BC. heat Southern Ont -,trio 10.6. "i'he Albert:i wwon1111 rink ran it's record t • 1-0 Friday af- ter heating Manitoba 11 and ( )t h.•r ww unr01'" scores Friday were- '.i-k:atchewwan 1:1. Southern ()marl,. 11; 'Manitoba .10. Northern Ontari;. 13 C'.' 6, Saskatchewan .;: Southern On- tario x. Northern Ontario 2. .,.Manituh:► and Saskatcheywan rinks headed int., the final „day of the round-rohin competition sharing first place with iden- tical 4-1) won -lost records• As the luck of the draws dictated, the two nae for the title Satur. day and -Manitoba emerged with a 4-:3 victory to s),keep to a 5-)) mark and the champion- ship. Saskatchewti;ln finishers second with a"' 4-1 .record followed by Alberta :3-2: B.0 2 - • Southern Ontario 1.4 and Northern Ontario 't -•i. The wwornen's title swam Shirley M:attie', Alberta team which concluded plow ww ith a •r- rl record. Second -place. ww:t- hared by Manitoba and Southern 'Ontario with records.. of :1-2. B.C. and Saskatchewan came next _with identical records of 2-3 and the Northern Ontario tears trailed at 0-5. �i n the Manit,oba- Saskatchewan championship encounter, McCulley and Scherich two time Dominion Foresters' winner, hooked uta in nip and tuck final game. The teams exchanged single points ;around three blank ends with Manitoba, which had last rock advantage, winning on the final end. The Manitoba skip buried his first reek on ths four -foot and when Scheri•-h attempted to freeze 1•. 0 Fraise up light; Mc('ullek h:id the crown recnred In the sinal round men's games 13 (' letrnmered- Northern Ontario 111-1 and .Alberta ,.11li.l,tt°'! Southern On. toric. Alhcrr,, fitl•lred hern Ontarl.. ; 1 -1 . 'Manitoba dum .11ed hews in "--) and southern (101 :trig) edged B.('- 9- s in an extra' end er'elunter in final round woolen's play It was Only fitting that the sound of the pipes should lecurlers onto the rink at Maitland Count!), Club last Thursday prior to the official opening the Canadian Foresters Curling Championships. Teams were on hand ting ritisho. (sCol taff Columbia, lberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan and Northern and Southern At the Canadian Foresters Curling Championship the honour of representing Southern On- tario wont to these Goderich ladies. Kneeling are: Betty Moore ani Eileen Bowman. Stan- ding are Millie Lobb and Eleanor Fisher. (staff photo)