HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-11-29, Page 27Beta Sigma Phi Sorority executive
126 YEAR -48 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1973
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The new executive of the Beta Sigma PN Sorority was sworn
when the group met on Tuesday evening at the Sunset
Golf end Sports Center north of Goderich. Executive mem-
ben ars, left to right, (front) Allison Dowds, treasurer:
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Shirley Norman, secretary; Verna Kane, president; (back)
Roberta Machan; vice-president; and Martha d Rathburn,
director. (staff photo)
A group of Christians w^ho are members of the Clinton
Christian Reformed Church have given a tremendous
Christmas present to the. people who reside „in Huron
County's newest community - Vanh tra.
These people opted to make "heavNinancial commit-
ments" to have the doors of Vanastra Chapel opened for the
community worship service.
A spokesman for the group, Hal Claus said, "1t is indeed
a wonderful time to start, the month of December being the
Christmas month. This is the most joyous and most
celebrated of all Christian holidays."
The services at the chapel will be ecumenical in content
and will be open to all people of all faiths. This initial ser-
vice will be conducted by the Rev. Alvin Beukema of the
Clinton Christian Reformed Church, but indications are Mr.
Beukema will be looking for other ministers in the district to
lead worship services as time goes on.
A Good News .Club is already being held every Friday
evening in the chapel for the children and young people of
Vanastra said Mr. Claus who claims the attendance has
been most encouraging..
"Much has happened in Vanastra in the past year," said
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Mr. Claus. "People have come from near and far and have
made their homes here. Industry has moved in, stores have
opened their doors and restuarants have started to serve the
,residents. Still in many instances Were is a lack of com-
munity spirit. For instance, children have to -attend school
in other communities andreligiousservices have to be at-
tended elsewhere."
"Throughout the history of Canada, the church has
always been a place where the members of the community
could go to in order to find themselves in relation to their
Creator and their fellowman," said Mr. Claus. "It was a
place where people went to find comfort and solace in
times of sorrow and disappointment. it was also a place
where they expressed their joy and happiness, especially at
-weddings and at the baptism of their children. In order for
Vanastra 4;o find itself it must also have a place where its
residents can go and meet each other and worship the Lord
of heaven and earth."'
According to Mr. Claus, because of the heavy financial
obligations involved in running a church, it seemed "very
unlikely that a church would" ever be started in Vanastra".
"Now we have to stand back and look on in amazement
how the Lord looks after his people here on earth," said Mr.
Claus",'- 'how He worked in the hearts of same members of
the Clinton Christian Reformed Church and caused -them to
make heavy financial commitments to have the doors of
Vanastra Chapel opened for the community."'
ThereAis every hope the residents oft Vanastra will make
the Chapel "their place of worship and the centre of their
community" r
Anyone wanting more information should "feel free" to
contact the Vanastra Chapel Committee at 482-3224 or the
l•ev. Alvin Beukema at 482-9720.
BY W.E. ELLIOTT
The Richard Hawley family
d Detroit entertained as a
in 1883 James A. Gar -
later 20th President of
United States. ,Their
ence, at least in the 1870s,
230 Woodbridge St. E.,
near the downtown area.
afield fought at
mauga, about the mid -
of the War Between - the
kites, had just been promoted
jor-general and was about to
la for Congress.
The Richard Hawley family
i&oderich Township enter -
tined the wife -of' President
Gsrfield, who came from
eland to Maitland Place,
ton road to visit Mrs.
"ley, a longtime friend. If
visit took place while Gar-
dwas President, it would be
81881, for the President was
iot and fatally wounded by an
n in Washington, only
r months after his
animation.
These incidents serve to
illustrate the remarkable
on between Detroit and
erich of the activities of
rd Hawley and family
Ting some 30 years. In
cit, Hawley was an alder-
, twice a member from
oit of the State House of
ntatives, and served a
on the city board of
ates. He"was listed as a
taPitalist," and in the late
Os as vice-president of the'
Hawley Malt Company. (The
Curator of Detroit Historical
Museum has provided infor-
mation otherwise unob-
tainable). •
In Huron he was owner of a
salt well, a ship, and'a herd of
Shorthorns on 85 acres in the
Maitland Concession, where he
built an 18 -room mansion of
Italianate design, usually
known now as the Curzon
house. He kept numerous hor-
ses, for his effects included "a
large double carriage and three
spring phaetons," and in the
basement of the house there
was a forge.
Hawley died in Detroit, July
7, 1884, but the family con-
tinued for some time to reside
at Maitland Place in summer.
It was for some time,,, unoc-
cupied until sold to' Arthur
Wardlaw Curzon in 1893.
Richard Hawley, Jr., .at one
time owned_, the property on
which the Stanley Prevett
house stands.
Alexander Thomas Mon-
tgomery, who operated an early
distillery at the north end of
Lot . 7, Maitland concession,
sold 82 acres in 1857 to
Richard Hawley for 2,375
pounds sterling. At about
$11,000 for a lot largely bush,
probably without a building at
the time, Hawley seems to have
paid plenty, rind gave Mon-
tgomery a mortgage back. Iris
recorded that he and his family
had been summer visitors `to
Goderich for several years, and
Sponsors are stili coming in for teams participating in
Goderich Minor Hockey. Leagues. This Atom team Is now
outfitted in new sweaters and equipment supplied by their
sponsor Suncoast Estates. Left to right they are, (back)
coach John Bakker, sponsor Ken Hutchins, John Alexander,
and sponsor Bert Alexander. Center, Darren `Graham, John
Huff, Mark Rowe, Larry Boyce, Alan Bakker, Mike Paquette,
Robert Kisch and Jim Frltzley. Front, Duaiii Elliott, Willie A
Denommd, Randy Graham, Robert Cummings, Jim 7(
MacDonald, Larry Kelly, Joey Morrissey and David Eastwood.
According to George Parsotis,*
manager of the Goderich
Elevator and Transit Com-
pany, the shortage of box cars
in Western Canada available
to carry prairie grain to
Lakehead elevators, is having
only a limited effect on the sup-
ply of grains reaching company
elevators at the local water
front.
In an interview on Monday
Mr. Parsons explained that
grain boats arriving at Thun-
der Bay to take on grain for the
local elevators are having dif-
ficulty making up their loads,
often having to shift around
from one elevator to another to
load the grains they need, but
still managing to load their
quota.
,"We haven't missed any
boats as yet however," Mr.
Parsons said, "and we're
hopeful , the remaining --four
boats of the season will arrive
on schedule." -.
All facilities at the Elevator
and Tratisit Company elevators
will be full by the end of the
season he added.
The type of grain filling the
local elevators this year is
changed considerably though.
"Normally we go into - the
winter with about 2,000,000
bushels of export grain," Mr.
Parsons explained, "but this
year we are down to 500,000
bushels."
The close of the 1973 ship-
ping season will see instead,
about 5,000,000 bushels of
'milling and feed grain filling
the elevators and storage
barges.
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he probably wanted a house of
his own. He bought five acres
more from William Hyslop.
It would be interesting to
learn who Hawley's architect
was, and where he found the
design "sparked off by Prince
Albert when he build Osborne
House on the Isle of Wight for
Queen Victoria". The halls are
47 feet by eight, with 12 -foot if
if
ceilings downstairs. The
basement is of Maitland River 14
stone; there were originally 10 g
fireplaces, some of Italian mar-
bl#, but several are now in
Goderich homes. There is a
baailt-in bakery, wine cellar and NLk
vegetable storage, and the ser-
vants' living quarters were in a g
wing as big as a large house.
There were orchards and
flower gardeng, still remem-
• bered, and a shooting gallery
and games room which is now
the packing warehouse of Apple
Park, across the highway.
There may have been a
holdup in construction of the
house. Completion date of 1860
is accepted on the strength of ¥
numerals in colored glass over
the west door, which was the
carriage entrance. The family
had been five years in oc-
cupancy when, at close of the
Civil War, Hawley was elected
to the .House of Representatives
from a Detroit district; in 1868
he was a Detroit alderman. I
Salt was discovered here in
1866, and Hawley, evidently
something of a plunger, got into
the picture. 13y 1872 there were
12 operating wells, Hawley's
producing 200 barrels a day,,
Salt was shipped from
oderich to Chicago,, in
relatively small vessels.
"Goderich coarse salt" was
quoted in Chicago at $2 (per
bbl.) The Huron Signal repor-
ted "in .May, 1873.
Whether or not Hawley
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1 nts team of young ladies from St. Mary's Roman Catholic
Separate School in Goderich emerged as the Huron Perth
Separate School Girls Soccer Champions recently by virtue
of a win over St. Cofamban Separate School in the flnel
game of their series. Team members are (left to right, front)
Karin Milady, Grace- Redman, Donna Dowhaniak, Anna g
Marie LassaNne, Lucie Turcotte, Cathy.. Wieser and Janet
Young; (back) Anne Nide Murphy, Theresa Cummings, Cie
Drennan, Coach Miss Stomp, Carolyn Aubin, Sheila O'Brien
and Ann Stinson.
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