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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-11-01, Page 1o MM1..r of thls fisherman got wet Monday, whin he was to Jump In after his catch. Ken Straughan of h caught this 32 pound, 43 -Inch Chlhook Salmon Maitland River, blow the bridge. Pictured above dly displays his catch, which he will have moun- a Kitchener taxidermist. photo) ndals �ttern burn newspapers. s of the Goderich partment and postal are still conducting an tion into vandalism at Street Post Office on y morning of last week an attempt was made e to mailing hags con - the October 25 edition oderich Signal -Star. •ees of the Post Office ettes rite donors ch „Kinsmen and are assisting once is year with the Red ood Donor Clinic up - November 7 in For the convenience parents who may wish ood donors, the Kinet- 'year are adding a ing service. in wives will take care ldren of donors who t CDCI for the clinic the hours of 2 and 5 in noon and 6:30 -and the evening. ell, the! Kinsmen and are contacting all per - the area who have sly been blood donors in that the quota for from Goderich will be perhaps surpassed. is end, Kinsman Stan yreminds all citizens in that new donors are y welcomed at the He 'poiftts out that the blood is greater than d the number of donors my in order to keep th demands for the life - substance for which no substitute.. SINGLE COPY 20c dell begins expansion Underground cabIe,conduit facilities to cost$130,000 called Police at about 7:00 a.m. when they arrived for worklrnd found bundles of newspapers, marked for focal mailing, broken open and scattered across the post office parking lot. Further investigation revealed that the tie string on a postal bag containing papers for rural and out-of-town delivery had been burned off but none of those editions were destroyed or tampered with. Nearby Hamilton Street was also littered with- newspapers. Signal -Star Publisher R.G. Shrier explained that 'the papers are left on a rear loading dock at the post office when addressing is corn d at the newspaper plant ate Wednesday evening. .. Mr. Shrier extended his ap- pologies to subscri ers who Were inconvenienced by the vandalism. ,; The 'Signal -Star found itself involved in a second incident of vandalism early this week when police found obscenities painted on the back wall of the Simpsons -Sears building in the' alley behind the newspaper of- fices. The, graffiti was painted using remains of red ink which had "been thrown out by the Signal -Star press crew. The vandals apparently found the ink can in a ,refuse bucket out- side the Signal -Star press room. In other developments Goderich Police Chief Pat King said his department will lay charges sometime this week in connection with vandalism in the restroom facilities at har- bor park, last week 'which resulted in damage estimated at about $300. _ Chief King said his officers were tying up last minute details before laying the charges. Work will begin November 7 on a $130,000 expansion „ of Bell's underground cable and conduit facilities in the Town of Goderich. Phase I of the construction, which will be most obvious to the public, will be the trenching for a six duct conduit structure on East Street from 'The Square to Cambria Rd., and along Cambria Rd., t ► the brow of the hill overlooking the Maitland River Valley. This phase will "include the construction of four manholes along the route to house un- derground ' splicing and equip- ment. Ph se II will involve pulling underground cable facilities in -to a the-new---and-exist-ing con— duit duit system from the Bell swit- ching centre on Blake Street, up South St., to the Square and then along East and Cambria Rd. New cable will also be Town police investigate five mishaps Over the past week officers of the Goderich Police Depart- ment investigated five motor vehicle accidents which resulted in considerable property damage but no in- juries to the drivers, involved. October 24 a two car collision on St. David Street at Horton Street resulted in $150 damage to a truck .owned by Lakeport Steel Industries Ltd. and driven by Robert George Murray of 257 Eldon Street in Goderich. Another $200 damage was done to a car driven by Vivian G. Wilson of R.R. 2, Clinton. October 25 a two car collision at tate corner of Cameron and Blake Street resulted in $200 damage to a car driven by Beverly D. Fisher of 151 Bruce Street in Goderich ,and $150 damage to a vehicle driven by Donald Bert MacAdam of 212 Cameron Street locally. A vehicle driven by Carole L. Weber of R.R. 2 Clinton suf- fered $200 damage when it was in collision with a car driven by Gail R. Btt wn of R.R. 1 Gorrie, October 25 on Victoria Street at Hamilton Street. Damage to the Brown car was estimated at $50. Cars, driven by Leonard Payne of. Waterloo Lutheran 'University, ,Waterloo: Ontario, and Arlene Erb of 22-0 Maple Street in Goderich collided at 'continued on page 16 placed across the Maitland River Bridge to Saltford. Old aerial cables and poles on East and Victoria Streets ,will be removed as they have ,run their service life and will UpperLakes Shipping sold George Parsons, president of the Goderich Elevator and Transit Company Limited, announced yesterday that the company has successfully negotiated the purchase of Upper Lakes Shipping Limited facilities at Goderich. The transaction, Mr. Parsons explained, consisted of cash plus the issuance of 5,834 treasury shares to Maple Leaf Mills Limited of Toronto. Maple_ Leaf, a national company' strongly affiliated with Upper Lakes Shipping,. is facing the loss of 'theta own elevator operation on the Toronto waterfront in view of the Federal Government's pork development program there. The move for purchase of Upper Lakes Shipping by the Goderich Elevator Company ensures adequate elevator space in the future for Maple Leaf and should enhance the overall prospects for Goderich Elevator, according to Mr. Parsons. The' Goderich Elevator president said that Robert Needham, manager of the Upper Lakes Shipping Goderich operation, and the 'polarity of Upper Lakes employees will continue in the combined operation, Goderich Elevator and Transit Company is celebrating its 75th anniversary, having been chartered in its present form on May 27, 1898. The company is unique in that it is the last independent grain elevator on the Great Lakes. Ownership lies with. 500 shareholders spread across Canada and other parts of the world. While there are sizeable shareholdings among grain and steamship com- panies, none own more than tea percent of the shares and control lies with the company executives at Goderich and a board of seven directors. be unnecessary with the new cables. The new facilities are required to meet demands for new services from .,new sub- divisions, apartments and trailer parks in and around Goderich. In 1973 the telephone growth in Goderich is expected' to reach 175 new main services. This would be a record growth year for Goderich exceeding 1972's growth of 151 and 1971's growth of 112. Prospects for a sustained high rate of- -growth appear good for 1974 as well. The trenching activities will end by mid December with overall completion of cable splicing expected by the end of March 1974. Earlier this year, additional Huron ±delegulion cheers new leader central office equipment was added in Bells' switching cen- tre on Blake Street. This ad- dition, required to increase the capacity of the switching equip- ment, had a price tag - of $171,000 bringing to over, $300,000 the total new invest- ment in Goderich in 1971- to provide telephone service. Totalcapital investment in Goderich now stands at over $2.5 million dollars. Ontario Liberal leader Robert Nixon and''Huron deisigate to the Liberal leadership conven- tion Muriel Murphy share a,,Joks during the convention In Toronto over the past weekend which saw Mr. Nixon hold on to the party leadership in this province over contender Nor- man Cafik. o�nty plumbing bylaw nearing • A plumbing inspection bylaw to cover the whole of Huron Cnunty is closer toreality this week after 'Huron County Council last week in Goderich gave approval to the Board of Health report which indicated the intention of that committee to that end. Board of Health Chairman Gerry Ginn, deputy -reeve of Goderich Township, told coun- cil the report was for infor- mation only. "We are not going to ask for decision today," Ginn. ex- plained. "We are still open for suggestions- but decision must be reached by the end of the year so it. -can be included in the budget. Hopefully, this will be in effect by 1974." According to the report, the cost of a Plumbing Inspection Division is based on the figures that were available on the sur- vey -of residential building for 1971 and 1972. Would lure youth, women "There are approximately 400 ' new residential construc- tions in the County of Huron in each year," reported Ginn. When the Plumbing Inspec- tion bylaw is approved, the cost for inspection of an average single family new residential dwelling' will ,be a basic inspec- tion fee of $15 to cover "time; travel and help"; plus a bathroom (sink, toilet and tub) $6; laundry facility with laun- dry tubs, $2; kitchen with a kit- chen sink, $2; powder room or vanity near the living area Of the house containing sink and toilet, $4. Total approximate cost is $29. "Using this figure of $29 then as the figure for a new residen- tial construction, there would be an anticipated income of ap- proximately $12,000 in new single family residential con- structions within the County Of Huron," said Ginn.' It is expected that another ;The provincial wing of the Progressive Conservative party made some sweeping con- stitution changes last Friday right at their annual meeting in Clinton. The meeting marked the first time in nearly 34years that the Huron provin- cial PCs haven't member had a sitting in the Ontario Legislature. The riding was token by Liberal Jack Riddell last March in a by-election. Asa result of the loss, the or0°tncial riding undertook seine major changes to make it fore democratic and to lure More youth and women into %sitar posts with the,' The A"�iation. revised constitution, Which was out in the four-hour hammeredetingcalls for four elected directors, one of „which has to be a woman and one director elected by the Young Progressives Conser- vatives. Previously, all five directors were elected by the Association with no stipulation as to sex or age. The Association also changed their name from the Huron Progressive Conservative (Provint<ial) Association to the Ontario Progressive Conser- vative Association of the Riding of Huron. ,fiC Glen Webb of Dashwood, a former Huron' County Warden was elected ptesident to suc- ceed William J. Dale of Seaforth. Andrew Dunlop of Seaforth was presented witth a plaque for his 40 ytars of service to the party, 15 as Seaforth chairman. Mr. Dunlop and his wife Edith celebrated their -610th wedding .„ anniversary last week. Earl McSpadden of RR I, Seaforth, was elected secretary - treasurer and Joe Murphy of Clinton was elected first Vice- president. Other vice-presidents - are Mrs. Betty Cardno of Seaforth, Oliver Jaques of Hen- sall, Mrs. Donna Wood of Clin- ton, Art Bolton of Dublin and Gerry Ginn of RR 2, Clinton. Elected directors are Doug Ar- mstrong and Elmer Hayter of Zurich, Lorne Kleinstaver of Dashwood and Norma Parsons of Exeter. About 76 persons attended the meeting at the Clinton Legion Hall. A dance was held afterward. $6,000 annually would be realized from plumbing alterations far which a flat -1W - of $15 each is proposed. "New commercial construc- tion which is apartment buildings, motels, etc., and which seem to he appearing ever more' frequently .within Huron County," noted Ginn, " estimate income from plumbing inspection fees, $6,000." Total estimated minimum in- come, according, to Ginn, is $24,000 annually. Total projected expenditures for the plumbing' inspection division is $37,307 including salaries for two public health inspectors at $9,000 each; one secretary -bookkeeper at $6,200; car allowance for two inspec- tors, $6,000; office rental, $1,800; office equipment, $3,492.50 (once only); and of- fice supplies, $1,814.50. Ginn advised it was the in- .,,tention of the Board of Health to engage inspection personnel who could double as regular public health inspectors and not just plumbing inspection. "In considering the projected income and the projected ex- penditures of the Plumbing In- spection Department," repor- ted Ginn, "the minimal expec- ted income from the division would be $24,000; the projected expenditure woujd be $37,307. The county then would be sub- sidizing the Plumbing Inspec- tion Division by approximately $13,000 which would amount to the user supporting 66 2/3 per- cent of the asst of the Plumbing Inspection Division and the county supporting 33 1/3 per, cent of the cost of the division." "Examination of plumbing inspection receipts in the earlier years of plumbing in- spection reflect the difference in standard of living today as in 1960 where one finds that the commonest thing that hfip- pened in plumbing inspection was the installation of a bathroom and averaged a ee of $4.50," said Ginn. ' The receipts do not indica the amount of time involved, the number of calls involved or the mileage involved, and certainly if these figures were used in the projection of 1973 against 1973' costs, the county would he in the position of the user paying approximately I() percent and the county paying 90 percent of the Plumbing Inspection Division. When the suggested deemed "too all in reacts: c•ounc'i1 the clu No had byla first sive person w cla pe it use That al rused was was clause con- struct, repair, renew or alter the pluinbing, drainage or water system of any building or structure without first having obtained a permit therefor''' from the Plumbing Inspectors. Reeve Ed Oddleifsori"' of -Bayfield suggested a clause stating that plumbing costing $200 or more would need' in= spect ion, leaving smaller jobs continued on page 16 Parkway study gets county. OK Members of Huron County Council gave their approval last Friday in Goderich for the Lake Huron Parkway Commit- tee comprising representatives from Huron, J ambton and the .City of Sarnia, to make a `feasibility study of the area from Sarnia along Lake Huron to Amberley. The purpose of the study is to determine what could be- done to improve that area as far as the tourist industry is concer- ned, as well as for the en- joyment of residents in the im- mediate district. Ultimate plans are for the possible for- mation of a Parkway Com- mission. Reeve Anson 'McKinley, Stanley Township, is chairman of the Lake Huron Parkway Committee. He told council an "inventory" is necessary as well as .8 ,,study into the dii lance inland a Parkway Commission would have jurisidiction over. He did not' see the feasibility study as an expensive undertaking although suggestion was it would cost approximately $50,000 .to $75,000. "All the information needed is available," said McKinley. "It just has to be put together." The feasibility study, if ap- proved, would be financed With 75 percent of the funds from the Ontario government and the remaining 25 percent of the funding raised with Huron paying 37 1/2 percent; Lambton 37 1/2 percent; and Sarnia,' 25 percent. It was reported Huron's share in the feasibility study, if undertaken, would be between $5,000 and $7,000. In speaking about the proposed, commission, -• McKinley noted that 'he for- mer Huron County Jail "is one of the things such a commission could undertake." Just one more week In just one week, Signal -Star Publishing Company Limited will be ,moving its entire .operation into the firm's new quarters at In- dustrial Park on Bayfield Road. Beginning November 12, all businwill be con ducted t t ' site qn Highway 21 south. All departments of The Goderich. Signal -Star in -'"""- eluding the main business office will be housed in the new facilities which are nearing completion. The move will be made November 9, 10 and, 11. The Signal -Stat office will be closed all , day November 9 to facilitate the work. ru 1 �r.,"�,.p.,,,w,::'„oyy,�w.i..,,,:.. rr.aF.�e,' t t'.: �t;: •'