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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.
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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..
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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.
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