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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-08-25, Page 1ar 8t ,et a nit, drillei, Int fof 19 ea 49 95 Ron Shaw Ron W. Shaw, 26; of Go eric , Rer d h and':a native of th has,been;appointed a field representative for CARE, the,.:. international -aid grid deyel p .e licY/'4 A - :flesh: ' Sha loins a 2Ome K►ia -on one of 'CARE'S most extensive overseas `operations covering 'feeding,- nutrition and over • 1,000 separate food -fop worlk: self-help projects. The agency- also helps. in the construction of schools, health centres "and food storage facilities. To carry out this large ,development program in Bangladesh, CARE maintains 12 unit offices and employs some 500 Bangladeshis in addition to its international staff. - Shaw is a 1968 graduate of Perth and District Collegiate Institute. He attended the Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology in „Ottawa where he majored in journalism. For the next five years, he . held posts with, various Ontario newspapers . including reporter - photographer for the Northern Times Ltd. in Kapuskasing, news editor for the Sturgeon Falls and news -writer for Signal Star Publishing in Goderich. In 1974.Mr. Shaw d the Canadian Hunger Foundation, anl interational aid agency, and was assigned as ..prpjctdeveloptnent officer in for two years on e''4post-drought- development program building cattle'ranches and improving herds. ° When he returned yto Goderich prior to joining CARE, Mr. Shaw .and his brother, Richard, established Ron Sh"aww, Visual Productions, a creative film company Shaw is the son of Mr and Mrs. Willard Shaw of Perth where the family'' -farm is located. His father is assistant manager of the Lanark County Farmers' " .Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Perth. He is marrie4 to the former Peggy Louise Ballantyne whose parents, Mr. - and Mrs. Ted Ballantyne, live in Kapuskasing. A card was receivedf;this week at the Signal - Star office from the Shaws who are now in Bangladesh. They say the weather there is very hot and humid, but in many ways an im- provement over the life they knew in Africa. Mrs. Shaw reports fish and fruits are plentiful. —34 THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, I977 SINGLE COPY 25c gest loan for Textral odericli Industrial Development Cor - met with three executives of Textral., mited last Thursday evening to discuss oration's financial assistance. for the firm. Textral has asked for a $I00,000 the Corporation in order to -assist it in ng its polyester division in Goderich a committee .of the whole session,„ of the Goderich Indusfrial hDeve p peration composed and approved• a intent to be given, •to.: Textral Fibres s as follows: that the 'Goderich 1 Development Corporation will un - o provide financial assistance in the amount. of $100,000 to assist Textral 'Fibres Limited ,to reactivate the polyester plant in Goderich, Ontario; that the Goderich Industrial Development Corporation will undertake to provide the funds within 60 days after August 31, 1977; and that a"loan be secured by a.second mortgage under the following terms : 12 per cent interest per annum; payment of interest only the fitikt year.and'`f `bieiftled'Payment of principle and interest in the next ensuing ten Years. Jack F. Burgess, president and general manager of Textral Fibres Limited said if Textral is able to receive this assistance from the Goderich Industrial Development Cor- poration, it will mean approximately 60 em - hire. new MOH uron County health committee will nd to county council at its Friday at Dr. Brian Lynch be named the edical officer of health to replace Dr. ills 'who resigned from that post ef- tober 1. County council's acceptance of committee's choice is the final hurdle red for Dr. Lynch to take over the lth committee interviewed Dr. Lynch ed out contractual matters with him ing the decision to council. A source unty clerk treasurer Bill Hanly's office cil had to make the decision of the e binding and may want to ratify some ch as commitments under the contract als. ch said he would have to attend special t the University of Toronto to get his n public health and the courses w6uld ar to cover.- He said he had already transition from private practice in on for the switch. ch was trained in Ireland and has been practitioner in Goderich for five years. iliar with the majority of medical als in the county and plans to keep in the medical needs of Huron from his He said he felt an awful lot of medical could be used in the medical officer s office but conceded that he didn't much would be used. He is 31 years old ied with three children, ng of the medical officer completes the needs of the county for senior administrators. Council at its last session accepted Robert Dempsey of Stratford as the replacement for county engineer Jim Britnell. Dempsey was the deputy city engineer in Stratford and will take over duties in Huron on Monday. He is 28 years old and is married with two children. Dempsey worked as the deputy engineer for five years and said Tuesday he felt the move to Huron was an advancement in his career. He said the job requirements in Huron were slightly different from Stratford but was looking forward to the change, He said in Stratford he worked with sewage control and garbage collection as well as snow removal, roads and bridges. He said the stress in Huron would be road main- tenance and construction and bridge work as well as snow removal. He said there are 85 miles of roads in Stratford and 347 miles of roads in Huron which says it all. Dempsey will receive $25,000 in his first year with the county and will get a $1,500 raise in his second year. Index Waterspout Page 2 Metric Page 3 Sailing Page 1A Sports Page 8-11 ployment positions to be filled in Goderich with a minimum total wage ofhalf a million dollars. generated and extra taxes for the t'wn of Goderich. In order to raise the.$100,000 loan requested by Textral Fibres Limited for assistance, the Goderich Industrial Development Corporation is anxious to sell shares imthe Corporation at $20 a 'share. The shares are a ule for the public to buy now. and a campaign be put on to initiate these sales. Reactivating the polyester division of Textral Fibres in Goderich depends greatly on a com- munity effort of the purchase of shares of the Goderich Industrial Development Corporation, a public company that was founded ten years ago by former mayor Dr. Frank, Mills and several citizens for the purpose of assisting industry. In• other business, the Goderich Industrial Development Corporation passed a motion to accept a rent increase on the weather station proposed by Transport Canada. The Development Corporation had proposed to increase the rental rate from $306 to $450 per month over the next three year term. Transport Canada considered this proposed 50 per cent increase to be somewhat excessive and suggested that the rental rate be increased as follows: from December 1, 1977 to November 30, 1978, an increase to $350 per month; from December 1, 1978 to November 30, 1979, an in- crease to $385 per month and from December 1, 1979 to November 30, 1980, an increase to $425 per month. Even though this proposal worked out to $25 less than the Goderich Industrial Development Corporation was asking for; the offer was ac- cepted. Right at the moment, Ma a le Grove Lodge is in a state of disarray but Bill 1 itman has plans for the former Nelson Street 'ursing Home which include a complete renovation. Here Oltman, also owner of Maitland Manor Nursing Home, -_j • explains his plans to workmen who are restoring much of the gracious old home into a lovely residence for senior citizens. Even the original railing for this staircase has been found and is being refinished and installed. (staff photo) first things hrst When Bill Oltman decides to do something,, he doesn't do it by halves. He tackles the problem from the bottom up. That's why the first steps towards opening Maple Grove Lodge in the old Nelson Street nursing home site are to restore and renovate the gracious old house, and at the same time make it totally safe and functional for the residents who will move in there later this year. Maple Grove Lodge will be affiliated in many ways with Maitland Manor, also owned by Bill Oltman. But it will be a different kind of residence for senior citizens than Goderich has previously known. "It's for people who want to he independent but not alone," says Oltman. The accommodation will include private rooms for six doubles or nine singles. Some rooms enjoy private entrances; some have self- contained bathrooms; some offer shared bathroom facilities. But the occupants of all the rooms will gather in the lovely old family diningroom for meals; they will find con- - versation and companionship in the bay - windowed livingroom or the cosy lounge; and they will have the added benefit of round-the- clock staff at the house in case there are special needs. Oltman says there are already several people on the waiting list for accommodation when Maple Grove Lodge opens about October 1, 1977. He says there is a definite need for this kind of facility which' provides laundry services, partial room service and assistance in small. matters. He says residents will be invited to bring their own furniture for their private quarters and to "make themselves at home", "Two things are absolutely essential for senior citizens," says 1Oltman. "They are proper nutrution and companionship. Residents at Maple Grove Lodge will have their meals prepared for them and they will have the privacy of their rooms as well as companionship of people their own age." Residents will be able to come and go at their leisure. About the only restrictions on them will be a regulation that they advise the Lodge staff when they are leaving and when they are ex- pected back. Bill Oltman's eyes just shine with excitement and pride as he explains the restoration plans for the old home. He gestures with his hands just how the modern kitchen will look when it is completed and tells about where the dishwasher will be installed for greater efficiency for staff. In the lounge, Oltman points to the bookcase which is getting a facelift, and with a sweeping motion of his arm tells how the room will have soft lighting to give it a warm, comfortable glow. There will be carpet throughout, boasts Olt - man, explaining how important that is for older Turn to page 2 • Celebrity dinner coming Sept. 30 The Goderich Lions Club will hold a sports celebrity dinner to raise money towards their pledge for the Goderich Arena building fund. Jim Banks, chairman of the club project, said the event which is scheduled for September 30 at the Goderich Legion, will feature Red Storey, Ted Lindsay, Jonny Brent and Judy Savoy. Storey, a colourful after-dinner speaker, is a former NHL referee -in -chief and works as a CBC commentator_ for_ Hockey Night in Canada. Lindsay a former player - with the Detroit Red Yltract .r new Champion'narts on Road 14'lachinery Company an The new plant is designed tocentralize uesd - e ren ra fixe the ay that the firm had let the tender parts end of the company and to streamline what ction of a 35,000 square foot parts, is already a computer operated system?' The peek ice building to be built in plant should make the firm's parts and service A spokesman for the firm said departments more efficient and will hopefully contract had been let to Con -En allow"the company to offer its customers better is Limited of L;ondrin and that work ons, service on Champion products. °Ula start as soon as the construction The construction is not an expansion of the scan be mobiffted, firm but merely alinwa them Y to devote more riding floor space to the parts department. No new jobs will be created in the change and the floor space at the firm's manufacturing plant will be eventually devoted to -manufacturing, The price tag on the plant also includes some equipment to be installed for parts handling. The buiing,,gw,ill be constructed on Champion land directly east of`Gearco in th'epndui trial Park. Wings and Chicago Black Hawks, was the winger on the famous line with Sid Abel and Gordie Howe. He was also the first player to organize the Players' Association. Johnny Brent, a native of the Wingham area, played junior and senior hockey, worked as an 01 -IA official and has 29 years' experience in the sports media including several years at CKNX in Wingham. Judy Savoy, the master of ceremonies for the evening, works for CFPL London. Tickets for the dinner are $30 and there will also he door prizes. Banks said the dinner was not to be monopllized by men and is encouraging a mixed dinner for'couples. The Lions are holding the dinner to raise money for their arena pledge and this year are paying expenses for the speakers. Working with Banks on the committee are Larry Jeffrey, Paul Schutz and Bill Stanburry, who is in charge of ticket sales and promotion. For information concerning the dinner any of the following Lions may be contacted: Pete MacEwan, Chuck Reid, Ben Chisholm, Ben Graham, Roger Turcotte, Guy Emerson, Nip Whetstone, Gord McManus or Tom Cook. Due to the success of the sports celebrity dinner last year, Banks is advising tickets be purchased as early as possible__The event will begin with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7: 30 p.m. Committee member Larry Jeffrey also stated that the group is negotiating with several other speakers. Charnp ion lays off The Champion Road Machinery Company Ltd., announced Tuesday the layoff of 42 hourly employees. Byron Windsor, Industrial Relations manager for the company said temporary soft market conditions prompted the layoff and that it would be effective Monday, August 29. Winsor said the employees were primarily from the firm's main production plant and that the decision for the layoff was a reaction to market conditions. die said that judging "front past experience the layoff will be a shortone and the plant will be in full swing in the near haute. rs