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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-07-12, Page 3It s Huron County Of - now at last a reality planning step for beginning to d get un- $econdary Planning, each township opment, is. underway Township and will the pilot project for Op planning over few years. e toward to too soon e second stage is non ct at least, that tof of u8e, County Hill even admits the maybe developments. the beginning of the mer tourist a seasothe n and of camps rks has shot upward. nine new parks, 'pr ex - facilities:, are under ent in Huron of landly the amount , r to recreationaluse number of camps ites to Huron ,County c River, Pine Lake Camp, located omit of Highway 21 between Goderich and Hayfield, Four Seasons Camp, on the Maitland River at Auburn, Can Camp, situated -on the Bluewater Golf Course north of Bayfield, Goderich KOA camp, on the Maitland River off Highway 8 between Goderich and Clinton, a camp 'at Port Albert on Nine Mile River and a camp owned by Ridgeworth Holdings on the MNaitland River south of Carlow: Several other d=amps are also under developments but it is impossible to come up with a • firm number since licence ap- plicationshave yet to be filed. The new camps offer the complete range of services and facilities , tae. travellerspacking or towing their holiday home. Most offer tenting campsites, trailer, parking and serviced lots(water, sewer and elec- tricity) while others offer on park variety stores, swimming pools, beaches river front camp sites -and s,o on. cations have . been ; For the moment the threat to with the Department agricultural , land seems try and Tourism for- minimal, although if the trend w or extended licences continues this threat could in - Shore Camp, located crease : Ira„„amle cases the parks Goderich just off high - Old Homestead Camp, south of Goderich just Bayfield, Rainbow m,, on' the Bayfield It nave used up small amounts of agricultural land but most are situated on marginal land or property unsuitable "for far- ming. ar As ,the County Planning of- fice explained in its,. circular regarding the secondary plan in Grey Township, "River_ .fron- tage bush lots, scenic landscape and marsh -areas are becoming valuable pieces of real estate to the"Farmer. Increasing numbers of rural non farm people and urban visitors are now sharing the countryside with the farmer and are looking for land to pur- chase either for a seasonal cot- tage or for a recreational business such as the camp sites, trailer parks, snowmobile clubs and nature reserves." At present the County wide official plan land use map designates entire townships like Grey for agricultural purposes only, with the- ekception of ,,marsh, hazard sand river valley lands. "While this is consistent with the County's far-reaching objec- tive of remaining first and foremost an agricultural county," the circular noted, "there is some marginal and poor farming : 'land in Grey township (and in the other townships) that may well be better used for seasonal cot- tages and recreation." _— It _It is hoped that by guiding seasonal cottage and recreational -development to these marginal and poor far- ming lands in the township tans plan, ' prime agricultural land can, be preserved. In . terms.. of" pressure on the rural community's land, this point is of great importance in view of the 1973 upsurge of camp grounds and trailer parks. County Planner Nick Hill does see one optomistic possibility in,' that the 1973 growth of cam- psites may have provided all the facilities the market can bear. At .least for the next few years. This will provide the -plan- ning process time to complete secondary planning , in the townships. Qoderich township -- is set for secondary planning next year and other townships will, follow. The planning department has found with its work in Grey that public reaction to secon- dary planning and the pressure of recreational land on farm property and river valleys very promising. At public meetings on the subject, halls have been packed to overflowing. With this strong public in- volvment it is hoped a satisfac- tory secondary plan will be im- plenr tinted and effectively con- trol recreational land use over the next few years. s to have been Dr. Livingstone's assistant Tom Hoo Dr. David Livingstone Scotland to Africa as medical missionary, a friend named ' Tom anned to -go with him assistant. `Livingstone •e by his -explorations veries, but died in t the age of 60. Hood Goderich, after a short be United States, and must have found the climate healthy,; for he enjoyed life un- til he was nearly 97. A carpen er by trade, he worked in the- planning mill beat known as Buchanan's; ser-.. ved 12 years as street inspector of the town, 12' more as caretaker.of Maitland Cemtery, and spent a quarter` -century in retiieniene gat' hill `residence • on trIffhid t!_►r.i 1t3 Yk3 • . .r'J. E; °.)J1 lived in the Huron road, growing fine potatoes and pipe tobacco. In an old biography of David Livingstone, it is stated that two brothers carne to Goderich. So far, -there is no- information 'about them, but among those signing a quitclaim deed of the Huron road house to Hood's twido .,was James Livi!lg4tpne,,, WhinI.4.mngatone left for , ft 1 . $•. tr z� +ane with bikes of all kinds and' suss to arade around theMonday. p Square The' was the first event of the summer playground program which extends over, six (Taff Photo) SLICED COOKED HAMIDEALFOR SANDWICIIES LB s 1 .4 9p, TENDER BE SHORT RIB ROASTSLS89Ct. Burr sHo .PORK CHOPS 9C. . �0.FSN _ KOSXF/! CORNED BEEF L. 1 . 1.9113 ns MARKET LTD. ON THE SQUARE 5241551 SAVE' 40c LB. LARD 2LBS. 3 9c Stere with ser Whe jes.le Priest - Wo hey'. Direct Fres :!'rodeters • Africa at 27 years of age, Tom, Hood was only about 17, -which seems 'to dispose of a version describing .them as fellow - students at college. Evidently they lived at Newmilns. and were well acquainted. -The Signal -Star obituary of Hood, who died May 30, 1920, of kid- ney disease, was pi almost cer- tainfy, written 1Wy ll'i.obert- son, ,and the. particulars therein are accepted here in preference to any others which conflict. This includes an- explanation that Hood's wife, Elizabeth Buchanan, was not in robust health, and therefore Hood reluctantly gave up his plan to accompany Livingstone. Mrs. Patricia French, of New Plymouth, New Zealand, a member of the Hood d family, and whose husband is connec"- ted with " the Livingstones, recently directed an enquiry to- the Signal -Star for aid in tracing the Hoods in Goderich. After publication, May 24, of her enquiry, with a picture of the Hood house, various residents, telephoned to give the location --Huron road at Ben- nett= -which Hood acquired in 1895. He owned two lots, one now occupied by Toyota cars, and in his latter years was noted as a gardener: Hood originally came . out from Scotland "in company with the "late James Buchanan," the Signal -Star said, "who also spent the greater part of his life in Goderich." Hood's wife was a sister.of Buchanan; grandfather of the late W. J. Buchanan of Goderich. She died about 1880, and in 1883, Hood' married Jane Laird. She was much younger than Hbod, and lived nearly 20 years after his death, in 1920. -Mrs. W. J.. Buchanan, Cambria road, remembers taking her to -hospital: Stan Freeman recalls delivering bread and milk to Mrs. Hood at the Duron road house, and remembers , the flowers in front, as shown in the picture from New Zealand. Clayton Edward recollects Joseph Whitely bringing Mrs. Hood to Knox Church on Sun- days. "She wore black clothes and must have been in the 90 a, at least." Mrs. Chambers, Britannia road, recalls Mrs. Hood as a very old lady, living in the present Harvey Johnston house "as long as I can remem- ber." She does not recall Mr. Hood. • Clarence MacDonald, a Vimy. veteran who worked at the Signal -Star after returning from , overseas, and later operated the Print Shop, writes from Brantford that Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hood were "close friends of his grandparents, Mr., end Mrs. Alex. 11. Cameron, who lived on Cedar street.(Mr' Cameron --.was deputy sheriff when R. G. Reynolds was sheriff,) "As a boy," he writes, "1 ipenk many hours With the • eike, GODERICH SIGNAL.174 .7, V Nearly a dozen campsites, like .this one at Auburn, have sprung up around Huron County this spring putting added pressure on plannlog officials. With the County's official plan just approved the_ secondary_ planning ".stege_ls only_.getting. underway and the new. boom In tent and trailer parks has put I eric Hoods in'. their home .on the Huron road. -Mr.. Hood often mentioned David Livingstone° as a boyhood chum in Scotland. He also told me of how he almost went - to Africa with David Livingstone, but I have forgotten what ' circumstances •intervened. "Jane Hood, in the Signal picture,; ,was„ hla second;. wife, and ;many years younger,...Mr. Hood. was, quite a gardener, and always grew a lovely patch of potatoes for his own use. Besides the usual vegetables, he also grew a good supply of pipe tobacco. His garden was albvays free of weeds, and the potatoes were hilled in just -so manner. For may years he worked as a caretaker "',at Maitland `Cemetery, and besides long working hours he. walked to and from- work,' always carrying his dinner pail. L'The little barn in left background of the picture 'in the Signal -Star is where he dried his pipe tobacco and stored -it. When he opened the door, the strong odor wa's somewhat potent for a boy. of my age. In the kitchenv also there was ' aheavy tobacco smell, as that was where he did Most of his smoking.- Possibly it was after the house was sold that the windows were changed. and the little porch removed. When I knew Hood I was just.a' boy on summer holidays with my grandparents. I_ would have known Mr. and Mrs. Hood from around 1910 onward; and also 1919 and 1920 after coming home from overseas." . The ,Signal -Star obituary reports •that Mr. Hood "carried his years remarkably well, looking like a man in his six- ties ' Perhaps''so, but in the ac- companying portrait his coun- tenance is ` largely hidden by whjskera.' <A "About four years ago," the article recalled, "Mr• Hood fell from a tree while picking ap- ples, fracturing some ribs, and was never quite so well as before the accident....He was a .staunch Presbyterian and in politics a strong Liberal." Pallbearers at the funeral were Robert McLean,, a Huron road neifghbor; `t. ' A; Nairn, :grocer; F. F:' Law±reribe; ' CNR �_o_...ticket agent,. and Alex. Saun- ders, organ ,company mapager. Mr. MacDonald thinks there were no children of either Hood .marriage, and none is men- tioned in the . Signal -Star obituary., Evidently, however, there were relatives, for after Hood's death a quitclaim deed of the house to his widow was signed by " Robert Hood, widower; Agnes Borthwick, widow; John Hood; Alexander Hood, widower; Agnes Cdwan; James 'Livingstone; Maggie B. Hood, spinster; Robert Hood and James L. Hood." added importances on the pros. Orly► Grey Township. has begun work on a secondary plan which would provide for recreational: lands in marginal and non agricultural property _protecting ,,Huron's -farm- property.---(Staff-Photo)- - PEAR EDITOR rT- n (Continued from page 2) will offer -me. In the long run competition is good for a com- munity for it eventually progresses to a point where quality reigns supreme and only the superior stores survive. The cchrsumer is much wiser today,better informed and educated. No longer does it hold true that the buyer beware - today "Let business beware." Willing but Cautious Clarification 'Dear Editor: Last week's edition of the Signal Star carried an article o the meeting of the 'Build the - iII - committee- It was repor- t that I, as chairman, made the following remark: Quote "If local businessmen can't *com- A pete with new businesses," he told the meeting,, "then ; let them fold." Unquote. t' Firstly allow me to correct the source of this remark - it came from „ a member of the public 'not from me. Secondly, to see any business fold is not the aim 'of this committee. Our aim is -to see how many people in Goderich and District want to see the Mall built and we are convinced that a Mall will stimulate business in this area. I would also like to state that -I am not a self-appointed chair- man . but was formally elected to the chair at the first meeting of the'Executive Committee. Yours truly, G.R. Robertson Chairman/Treasurer Build The Mall Committee Le ion Picnic held; name test winners The annual Legion Picnic was held Sundayand the win., ners of t'he various_ events are announced: Girls races - 6 and under, Lisa Brown, Laurie Thompson 18 and under, Joanne Harrison, Tracy Hirst; 11 and under, Bonita Pollock, Shirley -Jo Petrie; 13 and under, Brenda Pollock, Carol Burns;. 15 and under, , Brenda Pollock, Carol Burns; wheelbarrow race, ". Bonita Pollock and Betty Hulley; ladies' kick the slipper, Brigit Pederson; three-legged race, Connie McLean 'and, Julie Rellett. Boy&races - 6 and under, David Smith, Jeff Brown; '8 and under Steve Ross, William Smith; 11 and under, Dwayne Ross, Billy Rellett ; 13 and un- der, Danny McLean, Gordon Budny; 15 and under, Mark Belanger, Gordon "Budny; 4,. wheelbarrow race, Mark Belanger and Dwayne Ross; three-legged race, Ken Carrick and Glen McLean. The oldest veteran in atten- dance was Wm. -Westlake who is over 80 and the oldest veteran's wife was Mrs. K. A. Hirst, buncaster, Yorkshire, England, aged 74. Youngest child present was Adrian Davies, seven and a half mon- the. , A$ OTNRR$ IN US - There's seen plenty of rein this spring and rammer, and the Anil -tar's mystery photographer eatight tide eorrowful'shot"at Goderich's main beach. As this photographer rtat': "cede len Is ready ter nth. SISIWI r visitor with a dllapidated beach shelter whh,weter surrosA- ding the benches." 4 fie