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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-10-09, Page 1• - • •,, ' '•,•• tfft ckiled;hiondtly icENTs PER COPY A large section of concrete pier leans precariously on an angle on the North side of the Dom- tar Sifto-Salt mine Friday morning after an aborted launch attempt. The section, which weighs 1,050 tons, was supposed to slide off the greased platform and into the water. It would have then been towed into Goderich Harbour for completion. But when the platform was raised by two large cranes just after 7 a./.12..May moruing, the largest section of pier eon- structed to date, didn't budge. Smaller sections have been launched successfully in the same manner and now sit in Goderich Harbour Waiting completion before being towed back to the site, north of the salt mine, Where they will be set in place and sank. (photo by Dave Sykes) • • • • 4,•• ,j.-.__. Goderich post office celebrates Anniversary 150 years of mail service the town of Goderich celebrated Friday Former post office employees, Canada Post and municipal officials and the public packed the Goderich post office last Fri- day for the celebration of its 150th anniver- sary. "We're celebrating 150 years of ex- tremely good service. Some people may not agree with inc but I think it was." said Mayor Eileen Palmer. Postmaster Mel Farnsworth and former postmaster Mac Homuth were presented with a plaque commernmorating the an- niversary which will hang in the post of- fice. •• It's indeed an honor to receive this plaque said Farnsworth who has been the Goderich postmaster since 1974. -I'm so pleased to see so many people out to the celebratton. Our livelihood depends on support from local businesses and all the pecple of Godench." Homuth, Goderich postmaster from 1955 to 1974. remembered 1964 as the year letter carrier service came to Goderich. "Before that, everyone came in for their mad. In the mornings. there used to be 20 to 25 people lined up out on the street waiting for the mail to.be sorted." he said. The mad came to Goderich ori the train from Stratford. When 110muth was postmaster. he said people used to spend a lot more time at the post office. "You used to he able to get a real educa- tion sitting in here the post ()Rice and listening to people." he said. Homuth. who still lives in Godenchsaid the post office works a lot slower now that it did when he was working. As postmaster. he was also responsible for in- specting the Kincardine, Walkerton and Wingham post offices "We used to he so bus , we didn't have time to think." he said. -But. we used to have some good times back then... Postal service in Goderich began of- ficially on Oct 6. 18.15 when E. Griffin. a local merchant. was appointed postmaster. Since then. nine postmasters have served including W.R. Rich. ap- pointed in 1837. Thomas Kydd, appointed s , and copy for the, aPertelli4 y sections-10mM" be' at the nal -Star. by 5 .p.m.' Friday if possible. Copy can also be dropped off at the office over the weekend through the plan' got at the front entrance: .• ' ' Regular classified, advertising and editorial 'deadlines will apply Tuesday for the first section of the paper. We trust that the Thanksgiving holiday will be a memorable one for you and your familiy. Star features special energy supplemeht As the co'st of non-renewable resources began to skyrocket in the 1970s, Canadians became much more conscious of energy use and conservation. Today, home, car and business energy management is prime concern as conservation has become the operative word. It is sheer folly these days not to take a planned and calculated appri/och to the management of energy dollars. Each year, as a service to the readers, the Signal -Star publishes a special supplement dealing with the salient issues relative to energy conservation. This week, included in the Singal-Star is a special 12 -page tabloid special edition featuring stories and illustrations offering tips on stretching your energy resources and saving dollars. Produced in collaboration with energy and Resources Canada, the Home Energy Management edition, may just contain the solution or helpful hint to that nagging problem at your house. Take a planned approach to energy management in your home. It could save you money. Time limit up for referendum Goderich council cannot consider putting a referendum concerning provincial funding of separate schools on the ballot for the upcoming municipal election because the time limit required for advertising is up, says Clerk -Administrator Larry McCabe. McCabe researched the possibility of a referendum at the request of Reeve Harry Worsell. He discovered that the city of Mississauga was advised a referendum would be illegal since the question is about a matter beyond the power of the ...4.4mixntnizotteeyieleirinteimentatiaingerana Court ruled against an attempt by the town of Penetanguishene to place on its ballot a question about the provincial Education Ministry's intention to build a separate French -language secondary school. McCabe's information came from a September, 1985 clipping from the Globe and Mail. INSIDE THE SINAL -STAR Former employees of the Goderich post office and current postmaster Mel Farnsworth gathered around when Kay Whately and former postmaster Mac Homuth rut the birthday cake com- in 1840 .tames Watson. who started in 1856. Archibald Dickson. who began in 1865 and William Campbell. appointed in 1889. In 1897—John Galt. the great grandson of the 19th centtir, pioneer politician and founder of Goderich. of the same name (;alts term. which spanned more than four decades and ended with his death in 1938is the longest of Goderich's memorating the post office's 150th anniversary last Friday. i photo by Susan Hundertmark ) postmasters. After him came William Bisset, ap- pointed in 1938 before Homuth and Farn- sworth The (;oderich post office was located in a number of rented premises before the dominion government erected the town's first post office building in 1890. That structure. now the Goderich town hall, was vacated in 1959 when the post of- fice moved to its present location on East Street, the original site of the Goderich town hall which was destroyed by fire. Today, there are 10 letter carriers, six rural route contractors. eight postal clerks and four supervisory staff including th( postmaster. Stabilization plan expected by the end of the month A tripartite stabilization program for red meat producers should be in place by the end of October. said Ontario Minister of Agriculture Jack Riddell. "It looks as if the three prairie provinces are ready to go and the maritime provinces should follow. The program should include retroactive payments (to Ontario farmers by the federal and provincial governments because we recognize farmers in other provinces were subsidized in the second and third quarter," he said. The stabilization program should put all farmers on an equal footing by countering the recent losses suffered by beef and pork farmers, said Riddell. Riddell, who spoke to the Goderich Rotary 1 Minister of Agriculture Jack Riddell works on red meat plan Club last Tuesday, described the farming crisis as an economic accident. "It costs $400.000 to $500,000 to start a farrn and a lot of people in Ontario, who wanted to do so, have had to get heavily in debt to make it happen. Thanks to wild shifts in interest rates, many of our farmers do face financial troubles through no fault of their own." Riddell said he's had overwhelmingly positive response to the Ontario Family Farm Interest Rate Reduction program OFF !RR wttich will give 10,000 farm families the chance to restructure their businesses. The program lowers interest rates on up t to $200,000 of long-term farm debto eight per cent. w "If you're wondering why I thought it so important to rush in and help these people, consider this figure—$315 million. It's the total value oflagriculture products produced each year here in Huron County. That's what's at stake," he said. Another way to help Ontario farmers is find new markets and get more out of existing ones so the Ministry of Agriculture is starting a five year, $1.5 million program to boost sales of Ontario products abroad. Potential for greater sales in the United States is illustrated by sales missions to Houston and Miaml which netted sales of $5 million and $4 million, he said. As well as opening business offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas and Turn to page Sailors in action The Goderich Jr. C Sailors were in action over the weekend. They played two games at home between Hanover and Walkerton. Read about their new players and how they fared on the sports pages. Mareau Magic Mareau the magician (Mark Boudreau) has just moved to Goderich from Chatham. Involved in magic for 13 years, he is eager to perform. His act consists of illusions with six doves, card tricks and various magical equipment. Magic by Mareau is featured this week on the community page. GDCI host tourney The GDC! Junior girls basketball team hosted a tournament here over the weekend. A number of teams came from all over Southwestern Ontario to compete. Results of the tournament are on the sports pages.