The Goderich Signal-Star, 1961-06-22, Page 8J
COdettieh Signal -Star,
TliurSdaY,, June 22nd, 1961
TA -Committee
Chairmen Named
The last Meeting of the sea -
WI of St. Peter's and' St. Mary's
,Parent-Tetleb.er Association took
p1aeten Wednesday evening of,
att Week at St. Peter's School.
Father VIOYnahan installed the
new executive for the coining
ffilture -reettil*-Vii%4ilf4k
heP4 on the second Thursday of
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teM
New committee chairmen were
. named as follows: social, Mrs,
Itobt, Clarice; Publicity, Mrs. A.
Goan telephone, Mrs. Ralph
'Clerltr-Programme, Mrs.. Jos.
Hefter; playground, Mr. T. J.
pre an; „ways and means, Mrs.
E. Waren. •
Final xilans were made for the
Sfuhnee0121ric which will be held
'7t gift *was presented to the
rssttockpeVre,sgielthan.tho?.P.TM.1
by Mr. A. Wisser.
A fellow woUIdn't mind loan-
ing his lawn mower if the bor-
rower wouldn't take it out of the
yard.
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ky Harbour--41,:epostit.
oted For Hospitably
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(By F/L R. Morris in Canadian
Flight Magazine)
One hundred miles west of
Toronto, on the east shore of
,Lurian, lies Goderich, On;
Itka);"‘ifthqs rattilesti'lowii-
Oanada" according to those who
Want Ads
Get Results
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LAWN
SERVICE
DON'T WAIT
until It TOO LATE
SODDING — SEEDING — FERTILIZING
POWER ROLLING or GENERAL CLEAN:UP
LANDSCAPING and FOUNDATION PLANTING
CALL
IVAN'S NURSERIES •
TOP OF DUNLOP HILL — JA.4-7171 — WE DELIVER
New Modern
APARTMENT
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Is Being Planned
for Goderich
ITS SIZE WILL BE DETERM1NED BY THE
NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO WANT TO RENT
AN APARTMENT IN IT.
THERE WILL BE' ONE AND 2 -BEDROOM
APARTMENTS.
NCEWILL. BE GIVEN TO THE -
l'IST APPLICATIONS RECEIVED..
• Fill in application form below and mail with-
out delay to: K. N. MoCORMICK,' 12 OXFORD ST.
W., LONDON, ONT,
MINIMIN
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APARTMENT APPLICATION
NA1VIX AGE ,
WIFE'S NAME AGE -
PRESENT -AD:DRESS
HOW LONG -
WHAT RENT PAID NOW . .
DO= THIS INCLUDE. UTILITIES
PLAGE OF EMPLOYMENT
*GW LONG EMPLOYED
ANNUAL INCOME
DOB$ WIFE WORK
• IF VZS, MR INCOME
_41110012:2,--41ILDREN--•-4,
II04IIANY BEDROOMS REQUIRED
-DO. YOU REQUIRE STOVE and FRIDGE
Receipt of this application will .be acknowl-
edged by0
K: N. McCORMWK, 12 OXFORD ST. W.,
LONDON.
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Mee -theirevt3OdericriS algei the
base of Sky Harbour Air Ser-
vices and the home of its color-,
ful manager Keith Hopkinsen.
On many occasions; friends
have told me of visits to Gode-
rich and they have never failed
to mention the pleasant , snr-
roundings and the warm hos-
pitality encountered at SkyHar-
bour. These reports intrigued
me and I resolved that when
the opportunity arose I would
pay a visit there myself. All of
which leads up to the fact that
one sunny day last winter I
lifted the-- wheelsLenroute- to
Goderich. After a one-hour flight
from Toronto I was circling the
field, checking the wind and the
condition of the freshly snow-
eovered runways.
The airport, located one mile
north of the town, has a 2800'
East/West runway and two 3100'
runways. A non -directional
beacon is located one mile S -W
of the field, and Unicorn on
122.8 mcs is available.
A circuit, a landing and I had
finally arrived. I hadn't even
time to shut down before being
greeted by Jim Sherritt, Sky
Harbour's chief engineer. With
him was Bob Pattison who oper-
ates the successful radio repair
shop. They advised me that
Keith Hopkinson was out on a
charter trip but was expected
back soon, then invited me in
for a welcome cup of coffee.
When I walked into the Pilot's
Lounge 1 realized why I had
heard so much about the pleas-
ant- surroundings. Here -was" a
lounge that captured the im-
agination. The room was spot-
lessly clean, and the heavy
wooden furniture,- —eountles
photographS and display of tro-
phies and models provided an
.exeiting atmosphere. Propped
by the window, where a good
view can'be had, stood the great-
est conversation piece of them
are clearly Marked as a warning
to the eager -lever -pullers.
Soon the Unicorn came to life
with Keith reporting—and ad-
vising of his position. It was not
long before a Cessna 195 barrel-
adVCr450-0. , . et34,4207,,q s'Ategat-itia°4-sina.Wifitc-zi
time On.FrillaY at 10 a.m.
()Vattern. ''',A. - - • J,
Together with 'three Pipers, customer appeared at 10.05 a.m.,
orureatpwa-twoneavio,teaft lookelivet-,zethiklicinee :stow -for
used for training, twO Cessna a moment from the outside and
195's bear the yeoman task. then walked over to the adjacent
carrying out the charter viork. brewers' warehouse to make his
Any - suggestion that the trusty purchase.
195 la ith something For, the balance of the day,
Lktuor Store -Opens
Without Ceremony
Without a prior announcement
of any kind, the new Goderich
store of the Liquor Control
Board of Ontario on the Huron
road unceremoniously opened its
doors`to the public for the first
e rep1 aced w
more modern will evoke a cry there was no great rush with the
of- anguish from . Keith. He busiest time experienced being
swears by the bird and asks if to*ards the latter part of Friday
there, is another aircraft in its aftern"n•
class that can duplicate the load Open hours of the ,store are
carrying capability, cruising to be from 10 to 6 p.m.,
speed, and ruggedness of the daily except Sunday, from May
195. However, with the Volume 15 to September 15. In Gode-
of charter work increasing, he rich, the liquor store will be
is giving some thought to adding closed all day Monday also.
.a Twin -Beech to give a more First stock for the. store was
versatile and all-weather cap- brought in -on Wdnesday-of last
ability.week by Guenther Tuckey Trans -
Before long the Cessna taxied port. The load of liquids and
to the gas pump and Keith their - containers weighed ap-
emerged, cigar in mouth. Soon Proximately 18 tons and came
wsoec'iraionwith
ettalkingabfloyuiritghislongbolonagaust- trom Toronto.
the background tied activities of
Sky Harbour Air Services. As
far as I was concerned, it was
good listening.
A member of the OX -5 Club,
Keith can trace his air experi-
ence back to the year 1934 when,
as a boy of seventeen living in
the Hamilton area, he earned his
flying licence. The main activity
for ,a young pilot in those days
was to barnstorm from area to
area, taking advantage of every
opportunity to fly.
When war came, pilots were
Much in demand to form the
nucleus of instructors required
for pilot training in. the RCAF.
Keith was one of a_ group of
instructors who journeyed to
Goderich to form No. 12 EFTS.
The success of this school owed
much to his organizational abil-
ity and to his unfailing enthus-
iasnu..His talents extended -from
the flight test 'of a slow student
to the design and manufacture
of valuable ground school aids.
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KEITH HOPKINSON,
manager Sky Harbour Air
Services.
all: Polly, a cantankerous. noisy
parrot with a verp sharp tongue.
While Bob Pattison and I en-
joyed our coffee, he outlined the
versatility of the Sky Harbour
operation which includes a re-
pair and overhaul shop, a radio
repair shop, an instrument shop
and a recently added„upholstery
shop. The distinctive paint de-
signs of Don Fisher, Keith's
right hand man, and his skilful
finishing work have proven to be
trademarks of Sky Harbour. A
tour of _ the neat and orderly
facilities impressed upon me the
careful attention given to every
customer's -aircraft. In the sum-
mer months when scores of
visitors descend on the airport,
Keith is torn between two
duties: to respect and protect
customer property, and to en-
courage and promote aviation
among the uninitiated. While he
tries to allow as much freedom
as possible to visitors, he en-
sures that customer airplanes
CHICKEN BARBEQUE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28
KNOX CHURCH PARKING LOT
Sittings at 6 p.m. aid 7 p.m.
Will be held in Church Hall in event of rain.
ADULTS $1.50 CHILDREN 85c
Tickets available at FRENCH DRY CLEANERS
or from Members of the Men's Club.
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FOR GENERAL INSURANCE
See KEN CROFT
FIRE AUTO — LIABILITY
CASUALtY—Phone-JA4-7253
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The manager of the store is
Bob Rawlings, who has been 21/2
years with the LCI30 store at
Strathroy. His assistants are
Art Doak and Jack Whetstone,
both from Goderich.
When Mr. Rawlings was in
Strathroy, he had difficulty in
NW*,Cuznd1i Mw
wide **hi 'the egit 'th- the park-
ing lot. So,. he had a tall sign
ntadwozkliduAlrohl,•“e'
appeared. in no less than eight
different languages. He will vVait
awhile to see whether a similar
sign is needed anti() parking lot
of the Goderich store.
be found, he has both the ecluip-
ment and the skill to produce it
himself.
Considering Keith Hopkin -
son's -numerous contributions to
aviation in Canada, it is hardly
surprising that ,inany honors
have come his way. In 1956 he
received the Experimental Air-
craft Association Award for his
efforts on behalf of that organiz-
ation. The same year he was
named winner of the AOPA
Award, as the person contribut-
ing most to the development of
private aviation in Canada. And
in 1960 he received the Trans-
Canada Airlines Trophy for the
promotion of sports flying and
amateur building.
So, whether you are a Sunday
pilot looking for an entertain-
ing session of hangar flying or
an_aircrpft owner looking for
good value and reliable service,
you can be assured of a warm
welcome at Sky, Harbour Air
With the end of the war, he Services. Who knows, with the
and a few air fOrce associates arrival of the warm weather,
formed Sky Harbour Air Ser- even Polly the parrot may 'have
vices from the , remains of the mellowed.
defunct EFTS, intending to carry
on with flying instruction, do a
little barnStorming, and partici-
pate in the buying and selling
of surplus aircraft. One of Sky
Harbour's • first jobs was a con-
tract with Babb Company for the
ferrying of Harvards, Ansons,
Cansos and, Cornelis. Eighteen
hundred aircraft were ferried
without incident and this proved
to be the prelude to another
ferry job which saw twelve
hundred aircraft transferred for
War Assets.
With the postwar slowdown in
aviation activities, Sky Harbour
began- consolidating. In Keith's
words "I didn't want. the oper-
ation to be large, but small and
efficient' as hell." The present
organization more than meets
this requirement. With the fly-
ing school continuing to gradu-
ate private and commercial
ately 40 stedents per year, the
pilots °at the rate of approxirn:
maintenance facilities were im-
proved and more emphasis was
placed on charter flying -Work.
In 1950, only twenty-five charter
trips to Toronto were carried
out; 1960 saw more than three
--hundretegualrtrim
From huMble beginnings, Sky,
Harbaer has. grown into a suc-
cessful commercial operation
and much- of this success can
be attributed to the company
policy of honest value, good
equipment and facilities, clean
housekeeping, and friendly ser -
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IResidents may also arrange to have stumps
taken out on their own property *6y paying the full
cost.
I• Phone. JA 4,8344.
STUMPS REMOVED :
from BOULEVARDS
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF
GODERICH will arrange to have stumps removed
from boulevards on a cost sharing basis.
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Property owners are required to pay $6.00 per
stump, the balance plus cleaning up the area, tilling
taken care of by the Town.
S. H., BLAKE,
Town Clerk.
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• . vice.
•• Sky Harbour is by no means
• Keith's only interest In aviation.
• He has been the president and
• driving force behind the ;Ultra
• Light Aircraft Association of
Canada for the past five years
and has expended' considerable
time, effort, and money in his
attempts to convince DOT that
light aircraft can be successfully
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produced • by amateur home -
builders. Although Iromebuild-
• ing was popular prior to the
war its •ro
Really now, isn't the most cur-
ious thing in the world a woman
who isn't?
-You'll be happier if you are
necessary to someone. •
Of Canada's total land area of
3,850,000 square miles, 90 per
cent is still publiely-owned
Cro'ven land.
some people __70..,ceni.
get along without them end be,
fore too long yon can't get along
with them. • •
LITTLE BOWL
Will be opeti for the
remainder of JUNE
(.4o11 -r
PrOingik
FREE BOWLING FOR EVERYONE
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
-Th. Lanes Will Remain Closed During The
' Menths of July and August
LITTLE mtriw, 204 Huron Rd.
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COMPLETE ELECTRICAL
INI$TALLATIONS •
in.This StoreDone by
-'a:;00NA14 ELECTRIC CO.LTD.
BRITANNIA ROAD WEST -.compai
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later. However, with much am-
bition and a set of plans, Keith
set about building the now fam-
ous, "Little Hokey'i as a test
project to illustrate that, with
due care and the ,use of proper
materials, homebuilt construc-
tion can result m a sound and
'Safe aircraft. It is to DOT's
credit that, with the success of
Little Hokey, they recognized
the potential of homebuilt ac-
tivities and introduced regula-
tions under which ' anyone can
aspire to building his own air-
craft. As a matter of interest,
there ate approximately fifty
such projects underway in Can-
ada at this time vvith six having
already taken to the air!
Although he As the kind of
man Who looks to the future,
Keith has never been one to
overlook the past. One corner
of the Sky Harbour hangar' re-
sembles a museum as a result
of his efforts. to perpetuate the
record of aviation in Canada.
Hanging from the rafters can
be seen a replica of the original
l3leriot together with an early
Aeronca C3, On the floor rests a
Tiger Moth, a Fleet Finch, a Por-
terfield 35, and a Waco Travel -
air 2000. Located beside the air-
craft are several interesting old
engines including a Curtiss
OXX-6, a 26 hp 3 cylinder An-
zani, pnd a 15Qhp Use. His
long range plan is to rebuild and
preserve in authentic detail ezieh
piece in the collection.
It is at this point that you 1,0 -
come aware of yet another of
Keith's talents: that of the mech-
anical crafttentin Turked in a
back room -t" `-;s home is one of
the best equipped hebby Work-
shops it has been "-• privilege
to see. If •an original part for ,
one of his restorations cannot
. vonotfroes MOST CONVENIWIT
900 rooms and mites with
tub, shower, radio and TV.
Home of the Canadian Pump
Room—Dancing. . . no corr., na
minimum. Ample free overnight
parldng. Fine Convention
Facilities. Family Plan ,
UNIVERSITY AVENUE AT KING STREET'
Telephone EMplre 2-1848—Telex 022458,
in MONTREAL telephone UNiversity 6-6881
In OTTAWA telephone CEntrol 5-3333
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TORONTO
43-36
Our Saline to
The New L.C.B.O.
STORE and WARE HOUSE
ON
HURON ROAD
GODRRICH
HE GENERAL. CONTRACTOR
• FOR THIS BUILDING WAS
•BURT
,.'PRQUHART
Company Limited
-KINCARDINE, ONT.
INDUSTRIAL. — •COMMERCIAL
and HOUSING CONTRACTING
OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD of ONTARIO
• on Its New Modern Store
on the Huron Road, Goderich
• We Are Pleased, To Have Supplied
MILLWORK, COUNTERS, BINS and
PANELLING in THIS STORE