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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-11-20, Page 17.,..r,C#..111/". 1` Y', N , YRA x:'..4*Y'1 'M••+;.A1 vvvr.rciLri a►I,NAL-STAR, TH-11 RSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1975—PAGE5. SEA E 110R •7 (continued froma e 4 0-" p g ) musical .prod publicity prior to the opening years to come: and the excellent review which you printed following the play gave ample evidence that you know the meaning of the term "positive rein- forcement". Although a gymnasium designed for basketball with Dear Editor, - its terrible accoustics and I would like to appeal to stacking chair seating.,,pan your readers for persons detract quite a bit from any having marine material, theatrical production, it was photos, posters, writings and still a most .enjoyable en- artifacts which may be tertaining musical. Let us purchased or loaned to copy hope that the same kind of to 'contatt me at the above encouragement, and address.' assistance from all those in this great little community of I would also like to contact ours, will lead to other captains, mates, engineers or others who have sailed in the past and present: I am compiling all of this in- formation for a second book, something as was done in 1889, and has not been done since. I require that individual's name, vessels sailed on, any incidents involved..in, date of marriage, wife's name, number and name "of children. Sincerely, D.R. Bundy Appeal Readers ' are cordially Invited to express their opinions of local, provin-' cial and federal Issues through the Letters to the Editor column of The Goderich Signal -Star.. All letters ,,must be signed to be published, although pen names are permissible providing it Is understood that upon request from another reader, the letter writer's true name will be revealed. While. there Is no limit to the length of a letter which can be offered for publication, the editor does reserve the right to delete portions of any copy submitted for in- , ,elusion in this newspaper. Take an active Interest in your hometown newspaper. Write a letter to the Editor today. I would also like to meet with the individuals to discuss this and they will have proof reading prior to printing as to ensure the material is correct and not detramental to' a. person and or company. ' Any divers' in -the Goderich area who would be interested in working with our people in the recovery of marine artif acts from various vessels of historical value may contact me' by writing Bill Hum- phries, Mooretown Marine,. Mooretown, Ontario.. Yours truly, William W. Humphries • Mooretown Marine, Mooretown, Ontario. Rotary concert season exciting; price right The code iehi Rotary Club has lined up a concert program for the winter-' months which should be food for the soul of many Huron County residents, What's. even better, the price is right. The exciting three -concert season begins Saturday, December 6 with The Messiah featuring the full London Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Con- ductor Clifford Evans and the London Pro Musica choir. Guest soloists will also be taking part. On Saturday, February 14, an especially romantic concert for Valent,ine's Day will be entitled Spanish Music for Dance. On stage will be the guest Spanish dancer aula Moreno. The final concert, Satur- day, March 6 - Orchestral Night `- will key an evening of Beethoven and Haydn. The price of tickets is designed to put the concerts within the reach of all citizens. Adults will' pay $2.50 single, $7 for the season; students, $1.50 single; families, $7 single, $15 for the season; and all senior citizens n . will be admitted for half price. Tickets are available this weekend from any Rotarian; at the Clinton News -Record in Clinton; and Campbell's on The Square and Ormandy's at Suneoast Mall in Goderich. CLIFFORD EVANS ...back again Renta accommodation lacking opulation change matches needs BY JEFF SEDDON In an effort to relieve the rental housing shortage in Goderich the housing action committee is polling senior citizens to•try to ascertain if there is a need here for government subsidized housing. The polling of the seniors will assist two critical situations in Goderich at the same time, according td the committee members. One of ,the problems affecting the rental shortage is the number of elderly couples or singles living in one house that could possibly be duplexed into two or three apartments or a house for a family to rent. By establishing senior citizen housing the committee feels that it will be able to provide excellent accommodation for seniors that are not completely in- dependent and' also bring more housing onto the market, for rental, Housing and census figures in .Goderich seem to bear out this theory. The Goderich Public Utilities Com- mission records 'on ' their customers indicate that there are about 1,700 to 1,800 housing units in Goderich that are inhabited' by the owner and his or her family. The records also indicate there 1.4 are.. about' 750 housing unitstirented in town. The PUC figures total 2,900 customers on the Utilities' wa,tc,L-tiles, 433 of which are commercial or industrial accounts. That reduces the number of residential - units to 2,467. Of these, 129.apartment units receive PUC water service and the amount of water used is recorded 'on one bulk meter installed in the basement of an apartment house or building That leaves thenumber of single residential units at about`2,338, To 'protect its income, the PUC requests a'security deposit from people receiving water in a home they do not own but rent and pay the utility bill themselves. ...The deposit enables the PUC to regain a defaulted payment where the customer does. not .own the. house ,and the Utility cannot take their money out of the L person's property taxes. ' This year the utility received deposits from 614 different 'people — and that reduces the number of residential units lived,in by the owner to 1,724. The 1975 census figures for the town of .Goderich indicate that residents bet- ween the ages of infancy and 65 could, Death by asphyxiation Parents must be ewer of toys that invite deat An eight-month old baby died in her crib recently. An investigation showed death by asphyxiation. Presumably, the infant had been playing with a small plastic rattle -and had fallen face down, jamming the object into her throat. This tragic incident prompts the Ontario' Safety League to once again warn parents on the dangers of leaving rattles, teething rings and small toys in a crib with an un- supervised” infant. Suffocation can and does happen -even in the interval between frequent crib checks. Large, plush toys can also cause suf- focation to the infant who has not yet developed the protective. relfex action to push objects off the face. Crib toys with small parts that could easily be swallowed should he avoided, as should toys that can break, exposing sharp edges. • Pacifiers with s.mallguard shields -have been banned in Canada for some time. Rings and handles of pacifiers must remain attached or he either flexible or hinged tit prevent injury, should the child roll face down with the object in the mouth. However, despite these gcvernment'safety precautions, parents are still warned not to hang a pacifier around,an infant's neck. The string or chain can easily catch on something and strangle a struggling child. Dr. R.J. Imrie, prominent pediatrician and a ._director of the Ontario Safety League, said that many parents waste precious time' inatternpting to remove foreign objects from a baby's 'nose, eyes and ears, or in trying to reach their family doctor. Emergency services are available in most hospitals with doctors in at- tendance at all times, he noted. Dr, Imrie suggested that' 'if you live within 25 miles of such a service, the baby should be taken immediately for medical attention. Attempting to remove an object from an infant's nose , yourself is par- ticularly dangerous, he•said.. It is too easy to push the object further -up the nasal passage. In removing foreign objects in the throat, Dr. Imrie said it is important to elevate the feet so that the baby's head is lower than. the hips. He suggested 'picking the child up by the feet and hitting its hack between the shoulder blades"To' propel the object from the windpipe. If that doesn't remove the object, and if the child is unable to cough or breathe, try to remove it from the back of the throat with your index finger. If wheezing occurs or coughing persists. consult a physician at once. )r,;- Imrie said, however, that such emergencies are unnecessary and can be. avoided if •.crib and teething toys are removed while the baby isleft alone. y easily inhabit . all the housing in Goderich. The census recorded 470 people. between the ages of infancy and four years,Qtld in Goderich, 1,861 between the ages of five and 19, 3,898 between 20 and 65 and 1,055 over 66 years old. The population of the town is up 240 people since the same time last year. Population increases in an urban area are reflected on the community housing, according. to the age group where the most inc ;ease is realized. If there are more children born, the housing market will not be seriously, affected by, the increase but if the increase is caused by an influx of adults moving into the community then housing should increase accordingly. • Since the beginning of 1974, 107 new dwelling units have been created in Goderich, none of which are apartment - type units. In the same period 75 children have been born or brought into the town while the increase in number of people living here between the ages of 20 and 65 is up 258 in the same period. That increase is most evident in the g1 to 35 age bracket. For argument's sake assume that the . new residents are married. They . need over 100 homes in which to live in Goderich.' Y. The number of senior citizens in Goderich indicates the,,., number of housing units lived in '1:5y one or two. people. There are 1,055 people here over • the age of 66 arid there are about two dozen units of housing used strictly for senior citizens housing. " Assuming the senior citizens in town are living in couples, and the census figures indicate 426 males over 66 and 629 females over 66, about 300 units of housing are inhabited by senior citizen married couples while about 450 units are inhabited by single senior citizens. The end result of the calculations is that the housing market 'in Goderich is meeting the demands of .the population provided people in need of housing are willing to purchase one•of the many new homes being built here every day.' If . the new residents are single and -are content to rent room -and -board -type_ accommodation, they may be lucky and find something here but ,if a family wishes to rent a house or apartment they may as well try„elsewhere. The future is grim for rental housing also. In the next ten years the only rental accommodation on paper to be con- structed in Goderich is a ten -unit apartment building proposed by Peter Brander and that is being held, up by the Ontario Municipal Board. PUC warns council against closing section of Cambridge St, to traffic The Goderich ' Public U,,tilities Commission registered a written objection to town -council Monday night concerning the closing of a section of Cambridge Street. Council had intended to give third reading to a bylaw to close Cambridge Street between lots 19, 20 and 21 and lots 16, 17 and 18 and also the part between' lots 1, 2, and .3 and lots 26, 27, and 28. In the event that there were no objections council was prepared to convey to the oW ners, Guenther-Tuck'ey,. mmerson Overholt Estate' and Rexford Duckworth compensation for that part of Cambridge Street that abutts their property. The PUG' registered the objection because a 27,000 volt power line that supplies power to most of Goderich is located on the said property. If the street were closed council could sell the •said property and the new owners could in effect tell the PUC ,to remove the line. PUC manager Dave Roulston 'said that if they were required ; td move that line it would be at a''great deal of expense, adding that the PUC cannot just put that type of line anywhere. He said if the land were gold the PUC would require a fenced 30 -foot easement that could provide truck access'' to the line in case of repairs. Council Dave' dower ex- pressed the concern that other residents may not have filed objections when they • learned of the PUC objection, ,,simply leaving it in their hands. Council must now offer the property for sale`,to •abutting owners with provisions for the 30 foot'- easement for access to the line. Thethird reading of the bylaw was tabled until the December 1 meeting of council. 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