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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-07-08, Page 23Looking Back Harbor Lumber 75 YEARS AGO The immunity which the town has enjoyed for some months from anything like a serious fire was . suddenly broken early Tuesday morning by the burning of the Harbor Lumber Mill, the fire being discovered shortly before 1 o'clock by the night watchman. When the firemen reached the bank, the flames had gained considerable headway and by the time the hose was attached at Dancey's corner and laid down the hill, through the cedars, all hope of saving the mill was past and the men gave their at - THIS IS TO ADVISE THAT EFFECTIVE JULY 13. 1981 THE MUNICIPAL OFFICES (CLERK'S DEPARTMENT) WILL 51 LOCATED IN THE - RONALD FEAGAN MEMORIAL GRANDSTAND 2nd floor. until furtherfottce Larry J. McCabe B.A. A.M. C.T. Cleric Treasurer estroyed tention to preventing the fire spreading into the lumber piles and the adjoining buildings.. The cannon in Victoria Park is at last to be mounted, the cement foundation having been made by Habel and HummeL A well attended meeting was held at She Bedford hotel on Thursday evening to form the Menesetung Canoe Club. Harbor master . J.R. Ckaigie is putting in a row of buoys marking the entrance to the harbor which it is hoped will prevent any more .vesselsrunning on the broken crib of the break water. 25 YEAR AGO After five years of 'ex- ploration and testing at many locations, a $6,00,0,000 project to mine rock salt at Goderich, is being planned, accordingto an official news release of Dominion Tar and Chemical Co., Montreal. The plant will be operated by Sifto Salt Ltd. A severe electrical -Storm, accompanied by hail, wind and rain, swept through this district Friday night disrupting power and telephone lines and wiping out grain and fruit crops and gardens. Boat races and exhibitions of water skiing were featured at the second an- nual Water Sports Day sponsored by Goderich Aqua Club at the harbor on Saturday. Officials estimated the afternoon crowd at close to 3,500 while about 2,500 saw the evening show. The Town of Goderich wound up 1955 with an operating surplus. of $19,663.58 according to the auditor's report presented to town council at its last meeting. However, most of the surplus was used to cover a deficit of $15,691.46 carried over from 1954. Diving fully clothed into Goderich harbor -Sunday, 21 - year -old Donald Bert MacAdam rescued Mrs. y fire Ruth Shwinn, 19, of Kit- chener who had sunk beneath the surface after an attack of cramps. 5 YEARS AGO Door to door canvassing for funds to put a new roof on Goderich Memorial Area kicked off Monday morning when workers hit 'the streets to try to secure about '$100,000 in donations from residentsof Goderich. The Dominion Road Machinery Company, Ltd. sent out- one of the largest shipments of motor graders ever to leave Canada this week when 163 machines were loaded onto a freighter in New Brunswick bound for Turkey. The workers at Domtar Chemicals Ltd. (Sifto Salt Division) Goderich Mine, members of Canadian Chemical Union 16, signed a year-long contract Tuesday which amounts to an 11.7 per cent increase, the maxirnlun allowed under the Anti Inflation Board ruling. GOmmati =Karnak wEpt ESSDAY, JULY 8,19111—PAGE74. The Goderich Fire Department set tap its annual toll gate on Victoria Street last Friday and Saturday to raise money for ,,,the fight against muscular dystrophy. Here, firefighter Jon Ginn collects money from a passing motorist. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) -WHITE VINEGAR 1. CANADA BRAND OUR REG. PRICE $2.27 SAVE 98C r CHEEZ KRAFT 5009 JAR OUR REG. PRICE $2.79.. SAVE 80¢ WHIZ WHITE, PINK, YELLOW, GREEN, CHAMPAGNE COTTON ELLE BATHROOM TISSUE '4 ROLL PACKAGE LIBBY'S ZOODLES ALPHAGETTI OR SPAGHETTI IN TOMATO SAUCE 14 oz. TINS FOR r VIVA TOWELS GREEN WHITE -YELLOW -CORAL -DECORATED OUR REG. PRICE $1.59 SAVE 60¢ 2 ROLL .PKG. ICE CREAM CARNIVAL 2 LITRE ,5 FLAVOURS OUR REG. PRICE $1.79 SAVE 800 1 POPSICLE BRAND GOOD .'N' PUDDIN' 1 CHOCOLATE OR BUTTER SCOTCH CARTON OF 6 1. DIETRICHS 100% WHOLE WHEAT BREAD 24 oz: LOAVES POST CEREAL SUGAR CRISP 400 g Box ,f 59 WELCHS CONCORD OR WHITE 40 oz. �• i9 GRAPE JUICE W$$YS FARCY SAUERKRAUT LIBBYS FANCY TOMATO JUICE. UUYS TROPICAL FRUIT PUNCH 28 oz. 79' 1 O oz. 3F0R $ 48 oz. 99' WITS 2 VARIETIES ORANGE JUICE 6 x 6 oz. /.163® 5 VARIETIES 250 mL WTTLES PFEIFFER DRESSINGS 69° UBBYS RED KIDNEY BEANS 140=. 2FOR Si SditT DECORATED FAMILY � NAPKINS 1s0•s 139 COUNTRY OVEN FRESH HAMBURGER OR HO ROTLSDOG L8.15f FRESH! 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OR DIET 7"UP SOFT DRINKS of S 49° SARA LEE APPLE PIES 22 op. $189 OAT L24 SOUR CREAM 500 m1. ti. 1 WHITE, SUNSHINE, SANDALW000 FACIAL TISSUE SIZE 100'S BLUEWATER FROZEN BOSTON BLUEFISH STICKS 1... 1.89 BLUEWATER FROZEN HASSOCK FISH & CHIPS 10 oz. 12fP B FLAVOURS - SLEEVE PAK rs �I GAY LEA YOGURT 250 9. 6% DELISLE CREAMED COTTAGE CHEESE 500 9. 119 CNOC. ZBOCfma OR CARROT CARE SARA LEE CAKE 14 oz. Si 00 99 SARA CHOC.LEE BROWNIES 13 01. ;% 99 COUNTRY KITCHEN WHIPPED BUTTER 250.. $139 DIETRICHS APPLE TURNOVERS 4's 99 WESTONS WNW 01IRASP0ERRT BUTTER HORNS PKG. of 6 tr WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT PURCHASES TO REASONABLE WEEKLY FAMILY REQUIREMENTS 2% PARTLY SKIMMED FRESH MILK 3 QT. BAG OR JUG DEPS ALLSPECIAL PRICES IN EFFECT 9 A M WED' JULY00^. UNTIL CLOSK$G TUESO'AY JULY 14 19s/ Round The other day I happened to come upon some winter pictures that really made me shiver and shake. The date was early February of sixty- eight - the year we almost lost our Saltford bridge. You look . down at the river Maitland now and think I am telling you a tall tale - but the heat must have made me think of cool ice piled up all the way to the bed of the bridge -no foolin' ! February and March can give you some dandy sudden spring weather in this part of the country and an waseasonable warm spell - for the first week in February had taken place. The heavy ruga -off from upstream was blocked by ice atthe mouth of the river. Ice blocks, pieces, cuuiks came tearing down and just piled up around the bridge, on the golf course and on the Maitland River Flats as they are called when they are nice and flat and gren as n About with Martha Rathburn • they are at this time - and the water slid along under the ice to the lake. But there was too much ice, suddenly, and it piled up On the banks right to the row of buildings considered well above the flood waters. At that time Bill Clements had a lovely house on the flats just near where he had lived with his 'parents and, family His sister Betty and- hubby Bill Reid also had a nice house on the flats - they too were anxiously watching the ice rising on their proper- ty- Everyone roper- tyEveryone believed the ice would move out quickly - in fact people had bets on this famous rivers' breakup. Young Danny Duncan, Ken's boy, had a pony who also lived on the flats. Sud- denly they realized the ice jam was worsening and the pony was in danger. Well, that was one of the most dramatic rescues in years <396.4319 classic sign&design KINCAROIN� and years - and the poor little horse died - probably from, heart failure after such a traumatic experience. Some of the photos in the Signal showed dearly the anxiety on the faces of some of those involved in the worst flooding since about 1934. Let's hope there will be no more. The police, . firemen, a huge road grader and many people pitched in to • help rescue the people involved with the rescue of the pony. The grader fried to push a path to Bill's house but got stuck in the mire and chunks of ice. Donald Bert and Ken had become stranded. Also Ball, trying to reach his was in real trouble. The ire had broken the base- ment aso-mead windows and there ,was eight feet of ice avid water there. Then, as if someone had pulled theplug in the bathtub, the water suddenly whooshed away carrying Bill a couple of hundred feet down river. Brother Bud tried to rescue him - now can't you just feel what was happening? It's a wonder someone wasn't drowned or badly hurt. What an experience! There are a great many. people who can tell you many more stories of this roaring Maitland River which slouches along for miles and miles in the dry summer. But just don't get smart with it in the spring - it's a TIGER! 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