The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-05-30, Page 1Bedford Note
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BY BILL DIMMICK
— Bruno and Mary Lapaine sat -comfortably in armchairs as
they spoke thoughtfully about the :;ale of their business, the
Bedford Hotel, announced last week. In the relaxed at:
mosphere of -the lobby Mr. Lapaine said, "I think Ill miss it."
'„-•-• The husband and wife team has operated the hotel since Sep-
tember 1, 1970. They decided to sell it for "personal reasons."
Pending approval by the Liquor Licence Board of Ontario, ex-
pected in .July, the Lapaines will close the sale with Mr. and
Mrs.•• Tony Vandersteen, of Paisley. a
The Lapaines recalled the first three hectic months after they
took over the hotel's operations. A fire bug tried .to burn the
building, a man died in his room and a woman attempted to
commit suicide.
Other interesting personalities, lacking that brand of sen-
sationalism, have also stayed at the hotel. Robert Nixon, leader/
of the Ontario Liberal Party„ has been a guest twice and
Provincial Premier William Oavis has been welcomed there
once.
Businessmen from around the world have stayed at the'Bed-
fordwhen dealing• with local industries. Although it is a small
town hotel, it,receives, the same clientele as hotels in large cities
Mr. Lapaine maintained. ° -
"It's interesting work if you like meeting people, " he said.
Mr. and Mrs. Lapaine will continue the same. work on a
smaller scale as they will retain ownership of the Bedford Arms
Motel. They have a few ideas fol_ their future but no concrete
plans.
They are sure the Vandersteens will keep operations at the
hotel about the ,same as they are now. It will be a family
operation with,the new owners living. there to give it their full
attention.
The VIndersteeni„are now 'part owners of the Paisley Inn,
Paisley. As Mr. Lapaine noted, they are qualified "hotel.
people".
As new owners they will join the ranks of the many people
who have maintained the Bedford Hotel as a. successful
business in Goderich: led by the Bedfnrd
The first hotel built on the site now occu.p
was the Albion,, a two storey building constructed in 1895 and
destroyed by fire in 1896.. I.F. Bedford built the present hotel
that same year. It was operated b heaviest Miller,
e distr
ict,
-
miller, who was 'rumored to bei
465 pounds.
In 1905, Fred Davis bought the business. He sold it tq,Gor-
• don Suttcliffe and Harold Warner in 1915. They ran it'until
1928 when two cousins, Wes and Gidd Litt became new'owners.
Gid Litt bought her cousin's interest in 1935. She sold the
- Hotel to F.J..-Curry in 1938 who ran it until. Mr. and' Mrs.
Lapaine took over operations in. 1970. Mrs. Lapaine is Mr.
Curry's daughter., ' .•
The Hotel received its first liquor licence in July 1965. It now
has two- licenced lounges, 42, rooms and two dining rooms,
Rec board wants
link with planners
P Shirie
p aig.ni
The Town of Goderich ' is to survey, the town had been
growing at Such .a rate that turned down. H'e suggested that
Recreation Director Mike the money that, had been set
Dymond feels plans should be aside for this venture 'be used
considered for recreational • to, conduct a smaller irvey.
buildings, staff . and activities' $ill Clifford pointed ont that ,
for the next five years. "a questionaire could be mailed
He suggested to , the to the townspeople with a self -
recreation. board attheir addressed envelope to be sent
regular monthly mieeting last back to the rec office with the
Thursday that they consider ,information desired to test
preparations for the population public reaction to the complex.
growth, when . the subdivisions , The recreation director then
now under construction . are pointed out the merit in the
completed, board, working a little closer
The comment sparked spon- ' with the planning board in
taneous discussion on the town. He asked if the members
current developments in . could attend • the meetings of
recreation' and the future the ' planning bo,rd to get a
possibilities. Board member •closer look at what is in the
Emily Crew expressed concern future for Goderich.,,
over the construction of parks
in Suncoast Estatesr She.asked - :.;
the recreation -director if the
developer had provided 'the
people with a play area for the
children or if any money had
been provided by him 'for this
purpose.
Mayor Harry W.orsell infor-
med the board that the play
areas had been designated in
the new subdivision although
they are not yet under grass.
Bruno Lapaine suggested
that it would be a commen-
dable practice for the town to
persuade developers to finish
off these play areas sooner than
they have in the past. He poin-
ted outlli t it is common prac-
tice for the developer to use the
raw land as a storage area for
topsoil until the housing is
finished, then clear it off for
park use. He felt parks deser-
ved more priority than they are
receiving now.
Board Chairtnan Pete
McCauley maintained that' the
group should give patrklands
more consideration. He
suggested that plans be con-
sidered for ballparks and that
green areas for sports activities
be provided for children in
their own neighborhood to
avoid' having thews cross town
to participate in minor sports
leagues.
Stan Profit agreed and
suggested that Agriculture
Park be developed to its poten-
tial. He added that he himself
had given the matter some
thought and had a few ideas of
his own for the land:
Mike Dymond turned the at-
tention of the board to the
proposed sports complex with
the news that the applicati6n
- for the OFY grant for students
John Lyndon (centre) suc'bessfully sought the nomination for the Liberal Party. in the Huron -
Middlesex Riding for the upcoming federal election July 8: The Riding is now held by R.E.
McKinley, Progressive'Conservative, who is expected to be nominated to carry the PC colors
at that party's nomination meeting tonight in Saltford. With Mr. Lyndon are Jack Riddell (left)
M.PP for Huron and. Murray Gaunt, MPP for Huron -Bruce whQ•,Were on hand to congratulate
the local theatre manager soon after the results of the balloting were known. (staff photo)
«.me JhLy'd
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eral can
Liberals of the Huron -
Middlesex Riding selected
John H.. Lyndon, Goderich
theatre manager,, to carry their
banner • into the upeomin
federal election July 8. •
The gymnasium at Central
Huron Secondary School in
Clinton was plastered with the
big signs which said "Lyn-
don. Now” and association
members chose Lyndon over .
Rev. Dwight •Strain, Clinton,
the only other candidate for the
nomination.
Mrs. .Jean . Adams of
Brucefield. was -also nominated
but' declined to accept.
Lyndon •was educated in
Winnipeg, Manitoba where he
graduated from Kelvin
Technical School in 1938. He
later worked for Power ,and"
Mine Snooty, Winnipeg;
' Sieman & Molson Electric,
Pdrt Arthur; and T. Eaton Co.,
Winnipeg.
He enlisted in 1.941 with the
RCAF, was discharged in 1946
and re-enlisted in 1954, serving
with telecommunications from
1'956 to 1960 with NATO forces
in Europe. `,He was discharged
in 1970 when he was stationed
at CFB Clinton.
During his years with the ser-
vice, he resided much of the
time in Huron County, living at
Brucefield and Hensall where
he was involved with 'com-
munity affairs.
A •wi ower; Lyndon has two
•
sons, Bruce of Clinton and Kirk •
c•„''the clew eiecfi•n p expeitees .bill
of Goderich. , which;'; goes' into effect July t5
' Lyndon was a nominee for and ander, if the'timing of
candidacy during the recent, the ,
provincial, by-election which
was deliberate. action one, week earlier
saw Liberal Jack Riddell'eleo- .
ted in Huron. µ He. predicted that in the up -
In his speech to the conven- corning election, "the Tories
tion, Lyndon described the will be keeping Stanfield' from
people, of Hurnn as ' "earth the people.” He said all Stan -
'people" who make their living, field's speeches are .prepared
off the , land, He said the . for -.him and the Opposition
policies of federal agricultural leader , will be' found "iri
.' Minister ' Eugene Whelan to siteiations where nobody can
give farmers a "half decent ask him a question".
break" must be appreciated" by' "The reason , is simple ,
them.' enough," explained
Lyndon claimed wage and MacGuigan. Stanfield can't
price controls. as proposed by decide what to think. He can't
Robert Stanfield' and the degide what to say. He can't
Progressive Conservatives were snake up his own mind. How
not the answer. He said Liberal an he make up the mind of a
policies would "keep inflation , country? How can he make up
under control" and praised the the mind of a Cabinet?"
federal government's foreign "He -can't handle the power
policy which has made possible of office, continued
new markets in China. MacGuigan. "He has been .a
eeae' Op -
'Mrs. Shirley Weary,
Goderich was voted' New
Democratic candidate for
Huron -Middlesex by ac-
clamation ' on Tuesday night by
a small gathering of NDP sup-
porters.
Paul Carroll nominated .the
Clinton sepondary school.
teacher. j
Mrs. Weary thanked R.F.
McKinley for the change in. the
Riding name to Hir-ron-
Middlesex 'saying, "I suspect
that it is his only contribution,
to Parliament in die past
year."'
The philosophy Mrs. Weary
is basing her campaign -on is
'people matter more than cor-
porations.' She expressed con-
cern over the present tax
system and said, "There are
too many loopholes for the cor-
porations and none for the in-
dividual." ,
One example she referred to
was the special tax benefit
granted to oil and mining corn-
panies "protecting them against
mine failure. -She feels that this
had managed to bring about
some good legislation during
the last 18 months though the
Opposition was•"&insumed by a
lust for power" and the NDP
were like "political jellyfish,
flopping around without any
cause"
MacGuigan drew attention to,
Bob -o is disgusted with Bobbin° for eating the apple he
was going • to shoot off her,head. The two clowns were at
Robertson Public on Tuesday putting on a show for the
students. The children were delighted ,by their antics and
displayed their enjoyment of the acting by 'laughing and
shouting their support for Bobinno. (staff photo)
g
forced to live on 'under $200 per
month.
In the.production end of food
Mrs. Weary suggests Crown
Corporations gabbing a slice of
the market to force some com-
petition and 'force lower prices.
She also feels that a crackdown
on 'advertising is needed. '
."Advertising that creates
want for things that ,people
really don't want 'should be
Prevented", she said. -
This, she said, "is for our
generation. We also have a
special responsibility to our
suture generations."
She was referring to
Canada's, and this Riding's,
natural resources. She en-
courages more legislation to
protect natural resources. She
would like to see closer co-
operation between the different
levels of government.
"We -must co-ordinate en-
vironmental control policies ;to
harmonize at , federal and
provincial levels," she noted
Mrs. Weary's concern is not
only for what should be done
but for what is not, done now.
apI
midst of one of the nos in-
terestin•.g campaigns in.' her
history
"On one hand Mr. Trudeau,
who has achieved immortality,
for his marriage to a 21 year
old woman, and the birth -of
two sons, each on Christmas
Day, is telling Canadians
that he is going to give the
other two leaders 'hell in this
election. He may as well. He
has given the'' people hell for
the past years," Mr. Young
said.
"On the other Band Mr.
Stanfield moves out of lethargy
to combat inflation with a 90 -
day price and income freeze. He
then retreats to a 'flexible'
price freeze at the suggestion of
his fellow Tories." Mr. Young
accused.
"Mr. Lewis, however, was
faster than both of them when
he predicted the 'Corporate Rip
Off'., but he 'was " not taken
seriously. The rip-off has 'sent
prices sky rocketing to levels un
paralleled in ,the history of a
Canada," he said.
Mr. Young condemned the
exemption should be lifted so She said that the penalties set giant corporations, for their un-'
that the extra tax dollars could down by law for polluting the justified price setting.' He
be used to benefit the Canadian air are not being enforced and charged that there is no longer
people. she added that they should be any ,competition in business,
enforced right up; to the "The heads of the cor-
•She spoke on what seems. to -° orations get `together' and
be the main issue of the cam- .executive Jevel. p
paign, the cost of living. She "The law and the penalty' is. decide what the prices will be,"
sufficient for environmental he said. "There are no- more
pointed out to her supporters <<
hasproven ..protection, . •-, she said, but., price drops t� compensate for
that the NDP party what good is'it if it is not enfor- surpluses, only production stop -
that they are willing to take the Ced.,, page to allow time for surplus
stop -
necessary' steps to alleviate the Mrs. Weary recieved further to_be sold at high prices.
the pressure on the consumer, support for ,, e'' .election „The oil shortage we heard
One suggestion. Mrs. Wey ' arguments from another NDP. , ,so ;.much about - proves, the
inade was to guarantee,farmers active politician, the Honorable• theory," he argued. "Alt the
higher prices at the farm gate Fred Young, MPP for York- news we heard about an oft
to encourage them to produce view. ,r, ., - shortage is tripe.
more food• She said that in this Mr. Young .attended the "There ifs price control now,"
manner the farmer would not nomination meeting to serve as he pointed out, "but the wrong
be afraid to .. 'produce - sur- guest speaker. On 'several oc•- people are controlling there.
casions he challenged the op- ."We need action now,' said
pluses.'parties for their the Toronto NDP. "We need to
'-She criticized the federal old posing i
age pension ,scheme and main- procedures and proposals. set up a Price Review.Board
tained that no one should be He said Canada is in'the .with teeth to take action to
regulate prices at' the base
levels of corporation' and roll
them. hack." '
He vowed to give the PC can- disaster as th 1 d rA the
didate in this election "a good position."
run for his money". MacGuigan said the one idea
Following the announcement Stanfield has had in the last ,18
that Lyndon would be -the month s to impose a 90 day
Liberal candidate in the elec- wage freeze and price°control -
tion here, Rev. Strain pledged seems to be disintegrating.
his "untiring support" to him. The member of Windsor-
Strain; a young vibrant Walkerville. told the, audience
speaker, called this election the . the answer•to inflation is' to in-
most important one in grease production - "especially
Canadian history. He said the to insure that farmers get a fair
issue in the election is not in- return for their .products! -so
Elation but material shortages• they will have tl e incentive to
He, too condemned PC produce all t'tte time".
proposals for wage freezes and Putting the emphasis on the
price controls. local scene, MacGuigan talked
1 don't want my wages about the present sitting mem-
frozen," he admitted. "Do her for Huron:Middlesex, R. E.
you?" M jKi n ley.
Strain voiced strong criticism -The election isn't about Bob
of Robert Stanfield as a prime McKinley," said MacGuigan:
minister and said that when said. "Mannyl people her tilike
the people of Huron go to the .Bob
Bob
polling booths July 8, they McKinley. The issue is leader -
should "shake from fear at the ship - strong leadership '£'0 t1ea1
thought of the alternative" to with the problems•"
the present government• cried of `We must see R bort Stanfieldtthe gets across
This theme was carried insisted
through by Mark MacGuigan, 'to the people,
' the "guest speaker, for the MacGuigan. "The record of
'evening. MacGuigan is the Bob McKinley doesn't count."
Liberal member for Windsor- Ai'so attending the meeting
Walkerville, the former riding were the provincial member of
of Paul Martin, now a senator. parliament for Huron -Bruce
He said the issue in this el'ec-^- Murray Gaunt and the member
'tion - is "responsibility and fof Huron Liberal Jack -Riddell
irresponsibility" - the respon- who received a warm ovation
sibility shown, by the govern- ,. from the audience.
ment, especially in the last 18 Other speakers included
months, and the irrespon- Huron County Warden Bill
sibility of 'the Conservatives Elston; former federal election
and the NDP in bringing about candidate Charles Thomas,
the fall of the government at Grey Township; Councillor
this crucial time. Mrs. Ruth Roy, Town of C1in-
MacGuigan said the results ton, who welcomed the meeting
of the last election in wkielva to the municipality; and John
minority government was seat Broadfoot,' Brucefield,
to Ottawa was "the will of the president of the Liberal
people" • He said the. -Liberals Association.
rens still- dirt
Recreation Board member Bill Clift7std is fed up with the
conditions at the arena,. He told the recreation,hoard that the
filth ,in the arena would make"anvone with a• shred of decency
taut -sick."' ' ' A
He said he had taken a brief tour of the building and found`
several instances where no effort at all had been made to tidy
up after activities by townspeople.
•
He cited several examples of the dirt such as a mess in one of
the .washrooms after someone had •vomited. According to Mr.
Clifford the floor had been allowed to dry and the residue -was
still there, giving the appearance it had been there for quite
some time. `j'
He complained of dirty,..windows in the Young Canada Room
and at the glassed -in endlof the building where people stand to
view roller skating. • .....
Mayor Harry Worsell suggested that the board take an im-
promptu inspection tour right after the meeting and continue in'
this manner'to insure that the" building, is kept clean. He added.
the' photo of Queen Elizabeth 11 should be straightened
permanently and offered to .donate the screwnails to the town
to fasten the picture securely.
Committee Chairman Pete McCauley suggested that all
hoard Members tour the building on,Tuesdav evening to get
first-hand evidence ofthe conditions. The members approved
the inspection and intend to clear up the,_issue.
Last November the. board received similar complaints
nothing obviously has been done -about it to date.
hitt
Ml-,,. Young warned the small
,gathering of the possibilities of
a ConservatiV•e government.
"If Mr. Stanfield is elected.
on June ti p.rices'will:rise shar-
ply before, he can -legislate the
freeze tosure the high profits
can be gain „.. throughout the
freeze," he predicted.' "Wages,
however, will not rise to com-
pensate for price incise due
to the real tape involved and
they will -be frozen at a low
level," .n
He then suggested that wages
be increased • with 'the same
amount of bargaining that
prices; receive. He felt that the
arbitration,' voting, 'or in the
case of non-union workers, the
decision of the employer, would
he eliminated allowing wages
to keep up to prices. •
'Mr. Young finalited his com-
ments by congratulating the
Huron -Middlesex New
Democratic Association for
choosing :a candidate in their
riding that will work for the
• people anal' for their good,
Yorkview MPP, Fred Young, left, was on hand to congratulate Shirley Weary after she
received the NDP nomination .for the July 8 federal election. Mrs. Weary is planning her cam-
paign, with,the vicegpresident of tie Huron -Middlesex NOP Assoc. Herb Klopp, second from
right, and her' bampaign manager Paul Carroll, (staff photo)
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