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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-11-03, Page 1119th Year — No. 43 THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR THURSbAY, NOV.- 3, 1966 Workmen have started driving test piles at Snug Harbor. The piles will determine the amount of work that must be done in construction of the Snug Harbor wharf. Furious Robinson Seeks Report est Piling Town council should give or get a full report on negotiations that went on with the depart- ment of public works about Snug Harbor improvement, B. R. Robinson said this week. Mr. Robinson said he was furious that pile driving has started at Snug Harbor without official notice being. given that work was to be done. Coun. Walter Sheardown said last week he does not expect the department of public works will change.its plans to rebuild the Snug Harbor wharf. He said the fact that test piles are now being .driven .along the Snug Harbor wharf is an indica- tion that the department in- tends to proceed with its oris inal plans. The councillor is chairman of council's harbor, light and water committee. He was also chair- Goderieh Resident Wing Leads Scoring • - is -gar,- winner:--:• -11 d,-Vings,.4ienderson, .has -net_.;: ted 41 regular -season goals (in- cluding eight in 1966-67) and 11 have been game -winners. In playoff action, he has five goals, two of them winners.. - Henderson's g o a 1 barrage against the Rangers included -the winner in Detroit's first victory (5-3) of the season. Last year he topped the entire NHL in .game - winners, with nine among his 22 -goal season total. Henderson kept up the pace ,in' the playoffs, scoring the win- ner in two of six games won by the Wings in the semi-finals and finals. There's really no other ade- quate vtfay of describing the 23 - year -old left winger of the De- troit Red Wings from Goderieh, who exploded the biggest goal - scoring bomb of .the season last week and currently tops the NHL with eight goals. Henderson, who single-hand- edly wipedout the New York . Rangers with four goals last Thursday already has scored 13 game -winning goals in his brief NHL career—better than one. quarter of his total. In just 21/2• seasons with the man for the Oct. 25 meeting at which a committee was formed to rook into Snug Harbor ex- pansion, x- p psi n, Friday morning a Hamilton construction company arrived at the wharf and started driving .steel piles along the east edge of the wharf. cared for winning goals, Hender- son has came up with clutch tying 'goats n in five different games. Probably the most dra- matic of these came last Feb. 12 in Toronto when he scored „with one second to play to give the Wings a 3.3 tie with the Maple Leafs. ro Henderson was especially tough on the Leafs last year, scoring three (game -winners against them. He also had two winners apiece against Montreal, New York and Boston. New County Christmas Fair To Feature .Local Handicrafts A County Christmas Fair is being organized in this area to make ideally -produced handi- craft items available as Christ- mas gifts." The fair is to be held in Col- borne Township Hall at 'Carlow, Nov. 16 and Nov. 19. "Never Too Opens Next Goderich Little Theatre mem; bership campaign is nearing, completion. Sales have been brisk sand- are up over last year. The first play opens in Mac- Kay Hall next Thursday and runs through Saturday. The opening show is Neyer Too Late by Neil Simon. Last year Goderich audiences enjoy- ed another Simon play, Come Blow Your Horn. It will feature such crafts as weaving, crocheting, twine mats, toys, aprons, leather, wicker, quilts and novelties. The Cllristrnas Fair idea re- sults -from the encouragement the community programs branch of the department of education Late" W'eek Never Too Late, conerns a family which is about to face the fun of the unexpected. This play is being directed by Gail. Scd'ly assisted by Ruth Leon- ard, Heading the cast are Virginia Lodge and Bruce Sully. Assist- ing them are Mary Ann and Mike Gibbons, 1VIa'urice and Cathy Jenkins, W: G. Cochrane, Jack Wright and Floyd Lodge. Injured In Combine Penick Gets Bad Mike Penich, Ashfield Town- ship. farmer who was severely injured in a combine accident in Huron Township near Am- 1ber1•cy this summer, has receiv- ed discouraging news regarding the restoration of the sight of his eye. Besides being badly lacerated and broken in the combine ac- cident, he eompletely lost the sight of one eye with the vision of the other seriously. impaired. • It was of first hoped that the vision in the one eye would re- turn gradually after blood clots dissolved but after consultation wish three:eye §pccialists,.Mike has received no encouragement of improvement to the eye: He presently can see only the outline of a person a few feet from him and cannot distinguish any features which 'would iden- tify anyone. Mike said he is unable to distinguish his awn children even at a distance of a few inches from him. has given Draftsmen in ing their work. The brandh published a craft • .directory and held meetings to discuss Marketing problems. As a result of one of these meetings Mrs. Walter Rathburn, who has been in charge of Gode- rich Art Club's "Art Mart"' in- vited craftsmen .from all over Ontario to participate in the mart last summer. The women of the Country Crafts booth were so impressed at the success that they d ided to sponsor their own .saf. e of crafts at a time when most peo- ple are thinking of Christmas gifts. During this new venture into making crafts ^commercially in- teresting, artists will be showing pictures, and items hike home- made bread. jam and pastry will be available. Market - News • He is offering for rent 700 acres orf cash crop land, most of which has been plowed. When he is stronger, Mike is scheduled to undergo surgery, to remove. his blind eye and there is some chance for a slight irrvprovemeet in the vision 'of the .other eye when this is done. However, eye specialists have giveh him very little hope of improvement to the vision he already has. tarts At SnugHarb�r Other piles are to be driven along the end of the wharf. Coun. Sheardown said a quan- tity o -f rock lies against the wharf underwater The tet pile w•�11 indicate how loo, it would take to drive piles through the rock. Mr. Robinson who. had the Coderich Businessmen's Associa- tion ' oc•ia- tion approach council to have last week's meeting. expre,•se}d _ di-appointreent. He said that council should now make a complete statement about the negotiations that wen.1 on with the .denartm'ent of pub- lic works about Snug Harbor improvement. . "I can't get 'anybody to make anv comment." Mr Robinson said. "Council is going to hide Town Can't Afford To HeIp Reeve Jewell indicated last week that there is little hope that the. town" can spend any substantial amounts of money to improve Snug Harbor. Reeve Jewell, who is also chairman of town council's fin- ance committee, was one of three members of council who met Oct...25 with a group of citizens interested in snaking Snug , Harbor snore attractive to yacht operators. The others were 'councillors Sheardown and Johnston. The department of public works had originally made plans to spend about $120,000 to im- prove Snug Harbor. Overtures „w$re=`•= art=ss; wharf moved 30 'feet into the harbor. The dey,artment said ' this might cost up to. an estimated $500,000, but said it would con- sider the project if the town would pay half the increase. Reeve Jewell said council had been "jolted," by 'the thought of spending $200,009. Mac Campbell, one of a com- mittee� selected to gather more information and 'continue to press • for government -paid im- provements, asked the reeve if Sheriff Buys Bell AUBURN.—No more will the large school bell on U.S.S. No. 5, Hullett toll to bring in pupils or tell the surrounding farm homes about the time of day as it went on the auction block last Satur- day `afternoon' and was sold to Wilbur- Keyes of Seaforth, $21.00. It was made in 1838. Sheriff Harry Sturdy, Gode- rich, bought the small bell used in the class -rooms at recess time for $4.50. The furniture and seats were al sold by auctioneer Harold Jackson. Seats, going lower than 25 cents each, had been placed new in this school about 40 years ago. Trustees at that time were the late George Bean, John J. Wilson and Dr. B, C. Weir. Tables, cupboards, ladders, electric clocks all sold quickly as the Hullett Townshiip school area trustees cleared the school which had been built in 1912. The building has been - sold to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Plaet- zer on whose farm the school had been built. Trustee Mau - 'rice Bean was in charge of the sale. Born Here William Franklin Kerr, who rose from a railway messenger boy to be publisher of a daily newspaper and became a pro- vincial cabinet minister, cele- brated his 90th birthday quiet- ly in Reginal Oct. 25. horn in Goderieh, Mr. Kerr has been a resident of Central Park Lodge in Regina for the last three years. WI Delegates Invade Town, Goderieh sustained a small in- vasion of women Tuesday and yesterday as the Landon Area Women's Institutes held its 52nd annual convention here, Mrs. Harry Strang, R.R. 3, Exeter, was elected London area president yesterday. succeeding Mr. A. J. Gettler, Fullerton. At a luncheon Tuesday in Knox Presbyterian Church the delegates were welcomed to Goderieh by Mayor Walkofrn, The sessions, which started Tuesday morning and continued through that evening, ended yes- terday at 3:30 p.m. They were held in the sanctuary of Knox hurch. Yesterday's lunch was iiiId in Victoria Street United hureh. Tuesday's program included a= '7 tour of Huron Pioneer Museum. Bob Carbert of CBC's Gauntry Calendar spoke at Tuesday's meeting saying that urban con- sumer are selfish and indifferent about the source of their food. "Part of this ignorance and indifference stems from the fact that we have today a large per- centage of our society that has no personal contact with agrleul- tore," Mr. Carbert said. Consumers "never had it so good" he said, and food repre- sents the best buy of all com- modities purehased. The uproar over high food costs arises partly from the con- sumers' inability to ' separriate "with any degree of accuracy% the cost of food from the Dost of living, and the high cast of living from the cost of high living" said Mr. Oaibert. Quick -serve dishes, shopping every few days. special packag- ing and "built-in maid service" boost the grocery bill. ".These are factors that are seldom considered when the ur- ban consumer raises her voice to protest high • food prices," he said. Mr. Carbert told the 360 dele- gates the WI - today is a blend of rural and urban women and one of the major influences for better living. p And, at a time when there is a great need fir a boarder fean!bhange elf' views and inform- atkiiii between rural and urban people. the WI can provide the the town could go to even $100,- 000. "It would have to go to the • municipal board, I doubt if they would approve it," Reeve Jewell said. "The OMB will not let you borrow over 25 per cent of as- sessment and we are on the border line." Other members of the com- mittee, which hopes to be backed by town council, are Dr. Frank Mills, Dan Murphy (who was not at the meeting), Sam Argyle, Fred Fester and Trey Ormandy. One of the main speakers at the meeting was B. R. Robinson. He said he proposed that the P _:es_evit`1.11C..:VSAe, .�^•fiSre.KAdlr+..�..�1rx:A:>7sinless!. tion take the initiative in clari- fying What negotiations have taken 'place in regard to Snug Harbor. • Mr. Robinson suggested that council was not up to date on the negotiations. "I doubt if there is anyone in this room who knows what steps have been taken.", Formation of the committee was suggested by Mr. Robinson, who also proposed the possibil- ity of having Goderich harbor redesignated from "cornmer- Re-elected PC Head controlled by the depart- ment of transport, to "federal," controlled by the Federal Har- bor Commission. "They (the commission) would not allow the mess we have now," Mr. Robinson said. Both the reeve and the coun- . cillors cautiously suggested that the department , be allowed to proceed with ifs current plans and hope for improvement in the future. "We wouldn„t get another cent out of then,” said, Mr. Robinson. "The government has been very fair,- it has spent millions in Goderieh in the past 10 a „ �t 4] Mr. Campbell said the yacht traffic on the lake represents a big potential income. He said the yachters want somewhere to go, and spend a lot of money. "We are talking about another industry coming into town," said Mr. .Campbell. "Millions of dol- lars coming in. "If we let then (department of public works) go ahead it's an easy way out; it may not change for 50 years." 'There was also talk of moving the grain storage barges back from Snug Harbor during the summer period. Coun. Shear - down said this had been arrang- ed. however, I)r. Mulls pointed out that yachts could not be safely. moored against the north • harbor wall because of the steel piling. , Dr. Mills, who previously went to Ottawa with Mr.- Murphy and Coun. Sheardown to seek Snug Harbor improvements, said that 'Ottawa is interested in develop- iog Goderich harbor for more .recreational boating 1 "But they want a real show of interest from the town," he said. He explained that ,the gov- ernment was interested in,, a marinacIeveThpncrit •`that wound ° be operated by the town. He said there would be revenue in it for the town. Other discussion Included the lack of promise in Goderieh bor as a Seaway port, private and public marina development, dredging and enlarging Snug Harbor in its present state and' the employment of engineer and architect to draw a proposed plan. "Who is going to pay them?" someone asked, but no one an- - swered. County Employees Hold Annual Banquet More than 100 Huron County employees -gathered in Gorrie. Community Hall last week ler their annual banquet. The. ban- quet was served by the ladies of the Anglican Church. The grace was pronoun`ied by George Hetherington, Brussels. James Britnell, Goderich, was the master of ceremonies and proposed the toast to the Queen. Manford Irwin, Gorrie, thanked the G-orrie ladies for their delic- ious dinner. An evening of cards was en- gjoyed under the direction of Exeter lawyer Elmer Bell, QC, Tuesday in Toronto was chosen unanimously • to serve another term as . president of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Assoc- iation—an office he has occupied since 1961. Other; top officers of the Con- servative provinciaF organization also received acclamations. They are Dr. Max Spence of Fort William, first vice-prgesi- dent; Mrs. Lorne Chambers of - Owen Sound, second vice-presi- dent; John Trimble of Ham21- ton, secretary; and John Malone of Ottawa, treasurer. • A Londoner 'and a ferules' Londoner were elected to two of the remaining dozen execu- tive positions. Fred Jenkins was chosen as one of two aud- itors and Philip Mitches, a na- • tive of London but now an Ot- tawa lawyer. was .elected sixth, vice-ipresident one of three posts reserved .for young PCs. Harvey Bradshaw, Bob Edgar, Andy Edgar and Manford Irwin. Winners of the prizes were: Iligh lady, Mrs. Bola Dalton, Sea - forth; low -lady, Mrs. Emerson Wright, Blyth;' high man, Joe Kerr; low man, Albert Geiger, Hay Township; door prizes of turkeys were won by_Mrs. Arch- • ie Robinson, Clinton and Clark Johnston, Belgrave. Committee in charge of next year's banquet will be Gorda Dobie, Auburn; Toni Middlegaal, Londesboro; • Carson Watson. Brussels, and Archie •Riley, Kinburn. behind the screen that they know nothing' about it." • He said Mayor Walkom should expect and demand a notice from the department explain- ing its plans. "If I had been mayor last Friday I would have --- ordered those men not to drive a pile until the whale matter was clarified," 'he said. Mr. Robinson Said he ,would also like to know the date on which Coun. Sheardown, D. J. Murnhv and Dr.. Frank Mills discussed Snug Harbor im- provement with works depart- ment officials in Ottawa. Mr. Robinson said the Centen- nial Committee, of which he is chairman, was asked by these three to withdraw from any dis- cussions on Snug Harbor. He said the committee agreed to do so. Fewer Seeking Work Employment levels in Gode- yeYtiri.ano4b.p•Ir# ,.& AL , County remained high during October. According to figures released by the Canada Man- power •Centre'at',Goderich, em- ployment continued to reflect improved conditions over the same period a year ago. A' the end of October, 1966, the number of persons seeking employr'trent through the Can- ada Manpower Centre at Gode- rich reached a new low with 48 men and 77 women register- ed. At the same period in 1965, there were 60 men and 89 women registered for employ- ment. . C. M. Juttas, manager of the Canada Manpower Centre for the Goderieh area, said job .op- portunities for men were excel- lent particularly in manufactur- ing and construction industries with a total of 98 jobs listed dur- ing the month. Continued high production levels in most area plants accentuated the demand for all types of unskilled and semi -skilled Workers. , "Increase volume of big con- struction jobs across Huron County, also created a high -de- mand for skilled tradesmen and laborers," Mr. Jutras said. The Canada Manpower Centre at Goderich serves all of Huron ,County with the exception of the Towps of Grey, Howick, McKillop, -Turnberry and- Use borne and the Town of-Seaforth. rw The Goderieh Rotary Club lied their Gover- nor visit them last Thursday and he chal- lenged them with the Ten Objectives for 1966-67. Left to right are secretary Jack Hinton, Governor Elmer Jasper, Algonac, Mich., and Rotary president Frank Mills. Urban Conmers Criticized foundation for better under- standing. Farm women play an import- ant role in the area of education, and farm safety, he said. "You can create a desire for knowledge in your family; you can foster and encourage your children to improve their minds and their ability." It is also the responsibility of the wife and mother to stress the necessity of farm 'safety. Mr• Carbert also stressed the state planning and farm busi- ness arrangements, such as the •preparation of a will and the formal drafting of a farm busi- ness plan or partnership. Chairman for the two-day con- vention was Mrs. •A. J° Gettler, Fullerton, area president. J Special guests were: R. G. Ben- nett, deputy minister of agricul- ture for Ontario; Mrs. 'George I)ing'le, president, Southwestern Ar4ta W.I., Miss Sharon Carrot, home econamist for Huron coun- ty who we -Teemed delegates on behalf of the county; Miss Joyce Pirie, home ci,.conomist for Elgin. county; Miss Shirley Wallace, home economist for Middlesex county and Miss '3rene Collins, home, economist for Perth county. Yearly reports were presented by Mrs Hugh. Carroll, Iona Station, citizenship and educa- tion convener; Mrs. Stewart Shir, St. Marys historical research and current ,events; Mrs. Glrrdon MacKenzie, Seaforth, home econ- omics and health; Mrs. Cyril Williams, Goderich, curator and Mrs. G. H. Wallace. Ingersoll, Public relations. The agricultural and Caned - len industries report prepared by Mrs. Mitchell 9+a , well, Drum - bo, was read to � meeting in her absence. At the evening session, Mrs. Everett Small of Essex, .presi- dent of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario, spoke to delegates on their .responsibil- ities and aims as branch mean-; hers. ;pur organization is too im- portant to let pettiness or jeal- ousy enter into the branch," •she said. Mrs. Smalls stressed .the nec- essity for setting a good ex- ample for non-members. "Eaeh one of us is a epublic relations director." She praised members for their contributions to the foundation fund, Adelaide Hunter-Hoodless Homestead, and UNESCO. Mrs. Small also spike on the growth of WI groups in the Northwest Territories. Chairman was Mrs. Harry_ Strang of Exeter, first vice-presi- dent. BRIDGE SCORES There were six tables in play at' the Goderieh. Duplicate Bridge Olub on Tuesday night. Winners and their scores were as follows: Ronald McDonald and Grant Shciowers, i0; Mrs. Ronald McDonald and Mrs. Bob Sillier, 67%; Mrs. Ivan Paper - nick and Mrs. D. D. Worthy, 83.