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Lodgi..s=.,present
grants tothree
worthy
prolects
Cheques totalling $700 were presented to three community
organizations by the Grand Black Chapter of Ontario West
and Grand Orange Lodge of Ontario West, at their respec-
tive sessions here last week. •
Applications had been invited through the Signal -Star, and
four or five were received •by the :local publicity Committee,
headed by Earl Cooper. Grand Lodge officers made the final
;choice..
At 'theyOrange banquet in North Street United,church,
Friday evening, Past Grand'Master Lloyd Hern, of Exeter,
explained that money raised by the five -county July
celebration committee was being used for this purpose. He
invited Mrs. John Berry to the head table, and Grand
Master Ernest G. Ashick, o Gerson 'presented her with a
cheque for $200 for use of the Hospital Auxiliary here.
Mrs. Berry said that the Colter -counter for which the
Auxiliary is, raising ,funds• would cut- from five minutes to
three the time required for blood analysis.
"We do Our best-tokeep our hospital up to date and well
equipped," she added.
At the Black Chapterbanquet in Kriox church hall, Wed=
nesday, Grand Master John Munro said, "It is -a privilege
and an honor to try in a small way to recognize the work
done by various organizations in the towns where we meet,
and we try to help them." •
Grand treasurer Bert Harper presented a cheque for $250
to the Meals on, Wheels organization, represented on this oc-
casion by Mrs. Isobel MacDonald, co-ordinator, and Mrs.
Muriel Stokes, co-ordinator of volunteer drivers.
A cheque for the same amount was presented for use of
the retarded 'children workshops in Goderich, Wingham and
Exeter. It was received by Maurice van der Meer
Tugs still required
for .heavy water_
,Despite the recent acquisition
of a harbor rescue boat,
Goderich police will still have
to rely on tugs during heavy
weather, the Goderieh Rescue
Committee teamed last Thur-
sday.
Police Chief. Pat King,; chair
.man of the committee, will
write a letter suggesting to
town council that tug operators
should receive $15 per hour
when they are involved ..in
.;rescue operations.
The 'payments would cover
operator . costs of wages and
fuel, Chief King told, the
•Signal -Star Friday. ti
When the regular rescue boat'
is used, local police officers will
commarid it. Three officers
will be trained as skippers
whileothers wi[t.lact as crew.
Experienced boaters ,also
have volunteered their services,
the chief noted.
The committee learned that
a mooring site is reserved for
the reecte"tioa t.
When there is a call for the
boat to• be launched in the
Maitland River, the .'rescue
squad could be hampered by
shallow river depths and lack
.of launching sites, Chief King
said.
"Some ,,,,committee members
were surprised to learn that the
fire department doesn't have a
small, aluminum rowboat", he
said. ,
This type of boat would be
ideal for rescue operations in..
the river. The fire department
has tried to secure one for. the
••past several years.
Despite. problems, thechief
said he expects Goderich. will
Dave a good -rescue squadron.
Along with volunteer support
from .the local power squadron,
the squadron has' the co-
operation. of the ambulance
staff who will give a course in
resuscitating to police officers.
Staff from: ,the airport have
- promised help also. -
To bolster training, a
Canadian Armed Forces, rescue
squadron-, member will .lecture
all interested persons, and the
local rescue team May 2, at the
Maitland . golf' club, starting
about' 8:00 p.m.
Rec director to make study
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Textral Fibers Ltd.,' `of
Elmira have obtained a
$550,000 mortgage 'loan from •
the Ontario Development Cor-
„ poration to build a 24,000
square foot plant in Goderich
Industrial Park,. Jack Riddell,
MPP for Huron told the Signal -
Star Tuesday.
The company will employ 39
'Persona its first year in
operation and up to 1239 in the
future.
A five acre site at the in-
. dustrial park was optioned
from the town through •the
Goderich Industrial Com-
mission.
The Textral Fibers has fron-
"tage " on ' Highway , 21, • im-
mediately south of the new
Signal -Star -building.
Textral Fibers is a synthetic
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yarn throwster engaged in t-x-
turizing synthetic fibers into
yarn for the knitting and
weaving industry.
The company plans to pur-
chase two machines for the new
plant. It will concentrate on
set polyester fibre processing:
At press time, F.J. Burgess,
president of the company, 'was,
unavailable for comment.
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At the siroke of midnight 'Joanne Walters is croWned queen orthe Gdderich District Collegiate
Youngsters combining roller r
skating and alcohol caused
serious discussion among mem-
bers of the Goderich Recreation
and Community Centre Boand
during their regular meeting
Tuesday.
•l3oard member Mary Don-
nelly alleged that youngsters
. aged 14,15 and 16 are abusing
alcohol at Goderich Memorial
Arena when the building . is
open for public roller skating.
More girls than boys are
drinking at the arena, Mrs..
Donnelly claimed.
Liquor is preferred over beer
by the yot\thful offenders, she
id
According to Mrs, Donnelly,
nobody checks youngsters en=.
tering the arena making it easy
for liquor' to be smuggled in.
Most of the drinking occurs
in the back portions oLthe
arena in the bleachers. Lights
are usually turned out.
Drinking ,youngsters are hard
td detect as a result, she main -
"When the police arrive, it
(liquor) disaPpears", she said,
explaining why police have
been foiled in trying to correct
the problem.,
Board members discussed
ways of correcting the riroblem.
They concluded that lights
should be turned on and
County namevjail hoard
In a brief session of Huron
CountV Council Thursday,
April 25, approval was giveniby
the Executive Committee for
three members of Huron
County Council Co be members
on the. Hilltorical
Committee.
This committee, comprised
mainly nt.persons interested in
the preservation of the former
Huron County Jail and finding
some use for it, has its first
meeting this week.
The countv's representatives
on that coilimittee will be the
Warden, this year Bill Elston;
the chairman of the executive
committee, this „ year Doug
McNeil ; and' the' chairman of
the property committee, 'this
year Harold Wild. •
Reeve Wild told council the
Huron County branch of the
Architectural Conservancy
which , is heading up the
Historical Building Committee,
is actually the fhrmer SaVe the
Jail Society. tie said in his
,opiriioh, the group has "honest
intintions". 'et
"The least we can do is to
give them a chance to see what
they can come up with," said
Reeve Wild.
There was considerahle
discussion throlighout the day
concerning the Executive Com-
mittee's choice elf represen-
tatives on the committee - par-
- patrols shobld be made.
• Mrs. ponnelly noted that the -
girls' -washroom is rieiter
checked. It makes an ideal
drinking spot.
She said she heard aboUt the
drinking from- several concer-
ned parents and youngsters.
Other board members said
they had beard simirar stories.
Recreation director Mike.,
Dymond expressed, fears that a
drunken' youngster might be
seriously injured when roller
On a recommendation from
the board, he promised to' in-
vestigate the matter seriously.
members
ticularly because none of the
three was committed to the jail
project. ; However, it was
decided the "continuity" of the
Historical Building Committee
&should come from the non-
Telected people on and that
the Warden and the two corn-,
mittee chairmen were the best
choices of council
In other business, council
learned that h new librarian
has been' appointed and"will
assume his new duties August
12. W. Partridge will replace
Miss Ethel Dewar as county
librarian whfn she retires this
sumtner. .His salary will be
$13,500 until the end of 1974
when it will he increased to
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What once was the target of
enemy aircraft isnow t he target
of yandals. The rear turret Of
the Lancaster bomber mounted
out' at 11Sky Harbour AirPort
several wiodows smashed
out of it by Nbmeone last week.
B4I1 Clancy, keeper of' the
bomber, if4 disappointed by the
display of disrespect for °the
bombet's history.
"It was sheer vandalisiii" he.
said. "The front and -rear win-
dows were smashed by rocks
and J don't even think the
responsible party had any in-
tention of entering the air-
plane."
The plane, one of thousands
flown during World War 2, has
been out at Sky Harbour fOr
, ten years but this is the first
BY WILMA OKE
,The levies for the elementary
and secondary panels to be
paid to the Hugon County
board of education for 1974 by
the 26 municipalities in Huron
County was released to the
° press _ Friday. Tt shows an in
.crease for all municipalities.
The budget of $13,185,831,
passed at a specialmeeting last
week indicated an increase of
9.24 per cent over last year and
will mean an overall increase
of 2 2 mills the -tax rate for
Huron ratepayers,���
Municipal taxes will .raise
$3,091,559 while•;eprovincial
government grants 'Will 'tte)tal
"$9,426,000 and tuition, fees and
school rentals will raise
$612,784. ,
The tax levies to be raised.
from each municipality with
the 1973 figures in brackets
are;
Clinton, $124,167 ($119,950);
Exeter, $187,532 ($17.0,50);
Ghderich,. $43,5,567 (:$397,901);
SeaTorth, $83,759 ($77,864);
Wingham, $153,875 ($142.882);
Bayfield, $45,188 ($40,752);
Blyth, $28,014 ($25,832);
Brussels, $)5,332-432,074);
Hensall $61,710 ($54,900); and
Zurich, $26,056 ($24,370).
The townships 'of Ashfield,
tune any extensive damage has
been done to it.
•
' Repairs are planned for the
.-glass but Mr. Clancy is concer-
ned as to whether ,he should
seal the turret with aluminum
gr replace the glass.
"I wookl4certainly Like to,isee
^ the glass go back so the
people touring 'the ,plane can
enjiw theyiew from the turrets
and cockpit„ but the ,Legion
can't afford to keep up repairs
lininedne is going, to keep'
smashing the glass," he said.
The plane is going to be
joined by. another famous
World War 2 vehicle, a Sher-
man tank, The tank is currently
held up in Toronto due to tran-
sportation problems but will be
moved to Sky Harbour as soon
$145,821 ($124,632); Colborne
$89,896 ($84,040); Goderich,
$129,2'03 ($12"0,099); Grey,
$112,461 ($107,832); Hay,
$170,354 ($1'$1,036); Howick,
1146.116 ($138,779); Hullett,
$.105,417 ($98,367); McKillop,•
$89,210 ($66,7.80); Mt rris,'
$84,071 ($80,789); Stanley,
$1.28,581 "($124,0; Stephen,
$211,174 ($197,439);' Tucker -
smith, $167,386 ($158,.184);
Turnberry., $66,579 ($63,204);
Usborne, $10.7,$27 ($1,(1,44404 ,,,>
:East Wawanosh; $68,660
($,65,687) and West
.Wawanosh, $54,303 ($48,655).
Former gnat reporter
leaving for Africa soon
Ron and Peg Shaw, -who left
Goderich this S'pring to join'the
Canadian Hunger Fou-ndation
on an assignment ih Africa, are
presently undergoing training
at Ottawa. RA is a former
-reporter-Photographer with the
Ron,, has been taking courses
at' " Kemptville Agricultural
College and -at the Eastern
Breeders' Association. •Peg is
enrolled in classes at the
Burlitz School of Languages
where she is upgrading her
Ron vvrites, they expect to
take op their posting at
Maradi,-- near the Nigerian -
Niger border, about the first of
June. Theirework will be on an
experimental livestock center
in Niger.
"Things looked a little bad
again today (April 16 ) since
the- military ,overthrew the
goyernment in Niger yester-
day", d.avs Ron; "but we'll just
have to wait and see what ef-
fects that coupe will have on
bur projects in that country.
Usually a little thing like a
military coupe has tio, effect al
Ron's address is -c/o
Canadian Hunger :Foundation,
75 'Sparks Street, Ottawa:
441
Windows,were smashed dut of the rear turret of the Sky Harbour Lancaster last week by viin.
dals. It is the first time in the plan'o's 10 year stint in Goderieh that extensive datriagebaS been
done to it (staff photo)