The Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-07-20, Page 1l2Sth YEAR — NO, 29
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A two..rnan delegation repro.
senting n T.V. cable installation
company attended council lneet•
ing" last Thursday evening to
submit a verbal brief of the -r
plan to install TN.:. cable to
Goderich bogies in the near
'future. Spokesman for the del.
egation, Mr. F. C. Buff,assured
council that his company was
4 --,prepared to begin work on the
cable as soon as they were
given consent of town council.
Mr. Huff stated that an agree•
ment was being made with Bell
Telephone company which would
enable his T.V..cable company
tp install their lines on tele.
phone poles owned by the afore-
said company. •
The project, which should be
completed Within 18 months,
would bring in 7 or 8 channels,
Mr. Huff stated. When his com-
pany begins operations, they,
will hire three or four young
men to work on the job.
It was explained by ,Mr. Huff
in reply to a question from coun.
cal that if the telephone lines
were eventually placed under-
ground, the T.V. cable could
also be placed underground in
the same trench.
A motion that the T.V. cable
company be allowed to proceed
•with installation of .the cable
was moved by Councillor Robfn.
son and seconded by Councillor
Erskine, and passed.
Reports . of •corporation of•
facers were then, read by Clerk•
treasurer S. H. Hlake, includ.
ing that of the building inspec.
tor. He reported a total. of.
'$76,000 in building_ permits had
been issued during the month
of June, the majority of this
amount, representing applica.
tions for residential permits.
Under the order of business,
" communications of the
Mayor," His Worship, Dr. G. F.
Mills stated that earlier that
day, he had acted as .mediator
at three meetings between re.
- presentatives of Domtar Chem-
icals Ltd., Sifto Salt Division
evaporator plant and . strik.
ing members of Goderich local
of the International Chemical
V corkers uhion who have been
lwork_at_,the "Salt Block"
e June 1.
Company officials have
offered a new wage agreement
which was taken under study
by union representatives; terms
of the latest wage proposals
were; '60 cents over the next
year for a two year contract
and a 25 .cent increase retro-
active to • February . 4, 1967.
, A letter' from a Goderich
resident requesting that •a ,stop
sign be erected at the end of
Britannia Road where it inter-
sects with Essex street. was
read 'by Clerk -treasurer Blake
The petition was referred to
the fire, traffic and. safety com•
• mittee with power to act.
Another petition, signed by
several Coderich residents with
homes situated adjacent to
Agricultural " Park, requested
that a snowfence which had re.
cently been erected alongBlake
and Eldon streets be removed,
as it was creating an unsightly
appearance in front not their
homes. (This matter was dealt
. with later in session when one'
of the petitioners °arrived to
speak on behalf of those sign.
ing.)
Another letter written by Ruth
Skeoch on behalf of. the God.
erich Chapter of LO,D.E. re-
questing perinissidn from town
council for that group to operate
a bazaar in connection with the
coming ,art exhibit in Cburt.
house Park was read, Pern ise,°w
sion was granted.
A letter from the Goderich
Businessmen's .Association re.
questing permission to conduct
bingo and other carnival games
during the art -mart was read
next. The association,whichfea.
tures a sidewalk sale in con.
neetion with • this event, also
asked for approval to provide
musical entertainment through
various local groups. Approval
(continued on page.8)
Beach Better
dish Fewer
Greatly improved beach con.
dations were observed here •
Tuesday morning when at long
last the supply of dead alewives
or shad seemed to have dimin.
isbed to a trickle and the beach
relatively clear.
Tine ' eacTi ia.tr] al tae hat.
bor had been kept busy bury.
ing ..the odiferous little fish,
but by Tuesday only a scant
few were in view,
Last week; farther south
along Lake Huron, Grand Bend'' -
and Pinery Park seemedtopear
the brunt of the nuisance. At
the park, where thele is about
cat frontage,
��+lfe�.t;iflale� Ci� 1J+r�'$ ger
an estimated V8,000 was spent
on bulldozing the .fish into
pits.
Mike Maloney, ' 19-yearold son of Mr. and
Mrs.' L. R. Maloney of Bayfield perished in
the waters of Bayfield harbor Tuesday after-
noon in a fatal- attempt to rescue -a- fellow..,
worker ,Vernon Oesch, 43,of R. R. 2, •Zurich,
who .had 'fallen. into the' water inside .a ring
of pilings. The bodies were recovered by
Douglas. Soper of Ottawa only minutes later,
batt doctors and local firemen were unable to
revive them.
ayfield Boy .Loses Life
Tying To Save Worker
• HAYFIELD - A vain attempt
by a nineteen -year-old youth tp
save the life of a workmate
resulted in a double fatality
in 'this quiet resort village. on
Girl Killedz
By Wagon
Three year-old Linda Turner,
,only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George H. Turner,-R.R. 3, Sea.
forth57was killed Monday when
she was run over by a hay
wagon on her father's farm.
Dr. Norman Jackson of God.
erich, coroner, said the infant
fell, under the wagon as her
father loaded it with hay from
a baler. Her grandfather, John
Turner .of the same address was
operating the tractor drawing
the wagdh and baler.
The child °was -taken to the,
Clinton ,Public General. Hos.
�pital,
where she was pronounced
dead on arrival: No inquest is
planned.
She is survived by her par-
ents, a brother Barry at home,
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
John McFarland, Clinton and
Mr. Turner:
Private service was held in
the Ball Funeral Home Clinton,
Wednesday with interment in
Clinton .Cemetery. .
flEEZZEMENEFEWNIMMISE
Paul Gardiner
To Staff Job
In .Toroflto
the shores of Lake HuronTues.
day.
Dead are Michael Maloney,
19, oldest son of Mr. and. Mrs.
L. 13. Maloney, Bayfield, and
Vernon Oesch , 43, of R.R. 2
Zurich. Maloney was unmarried
and lived with his -_parents.
Oesch leaves a wife and child-
ren. �.
Huron County coroner Dr.
N. C. Jackson has ordered an
autopsy on Oesch to determ'ne
cause of death.,
The two were working on
redecking the dock here along
with aim Harrison,46, of Wind.
sor. Department of Public
- Work§ Inspector Doug Gemein.
hardy was in his shack at the
end of the dock at the time of.
the accident.
. According to Harrison who
was operating a crane at the
time "Verrewas standing on an
I beam "showing me where to
drop the clamp on the crane.
Hemotioned me to swing it
over which I did,when the tag
line which is spring loaded
caught. Before I couldwarnhim
he reached over and lifted it.
It sprang open and• catapulted•
him off the beam, He fell from
Paul Gardiner, grandson of
Mr, and Mrs. .Z el Gardiner, of
.town, has , joined -the staff of the '
Registered Nurses' Association
of Ontario, as stated in their
recent bulletin, the RNAO News.
Paul was born in Goderich,
Ontario, went to high school
in Edmonton, Alberta, took his
first year University at Lake-
head University, Port Arthur,
and secured his B.A. majoring
in psychology and economics,
at the University of Waterloo,
Ontario., •
Paul has been engaged by the
RNAO to represent their organ.
ization in the•field of collective
bargaining. He will be working
in the employee relations staff
which represents 31 nurses'
associations in Ontario.
Personnel work and indust.
rial ' _relations were Paul's
"prisma interest from the time
he entered University. So far,
since joining RNAO's 'staff on
May 15, he says he is already
completely hvolved•inhis work.
Incidentally, Paul is their
only staff member who is vlork.
ing for e. -pilot's �'icense.
Mist Slow
With $igns
The Honourable. George E.
Gomme, minister of highways,
has announced that under re.
cent amendments to the High-
way Traffic Act, reduced speed
limits through construction
areas may now be placed in
'effect when traffic' conditions
warrant.-
The policy is the result of
a co=operative effort by the
department of highways, .the
,department of transport and the
Ontario provincial police in the
interest of safety on Ontario's
highways.
In the' future, the Minister
noted, motoristsnexceedingpos-
ted speed limits in construction
areas will be subject to speed-
ing regulation penalties as out-
lined in the Highway Traffic
Act.
Speed restriction signs will
be placed by the department of
highways and enforcernent will
be carried out by the Ontario
provincial police. Fines of up
to $200 and licence suspension
of up to six months may be
imposed for. violations of the
new regulations.
Drivers .unhurt
In Accidents
Brian Baer of R.R. 4 God.
erich .got a rude surprise
Saturday while driving his '67
Beaumont . along County Road,,
31 when a large limb fell from
a 'tree directly in front of him
on the road. He was able to
brake enough to avoid the main
Part of the limb, but parts of
the limb struck the car and
caused minor damage.
The Falls Road proved ,a
costly route for Thomas J.
Smith of Listowel last Fri.
day when . his '67 Ford was
damaged to the extent of $2,000
in a one -car accident. The
driver was unhurt.
Striking a telephone pole on
Huron Road 8 near Summer.
hill caused about $400 damage
to a car driven by Edward
Collins:: of R.R. 4, Clinton. The
driver was not hurt, the God.
erich detachment of the OPP
reports.
the beam and struck his *head
on a tie rod before fatg into
the water.
We knew he couldn't swim so
Mike who was standing' back a
bit' jumped in while I ran the
10 JO feet to fetch a rope,
When L..got back they had both
disappeared."
Douglas'Soper ofOttawa,:vac.
ationing in the area,recovered
the bodies from seven feet of
water while two vacationing doc-
tors, W.' At Tillmann and D.
Manners,b6th of-Londonapplied
mouth to• mouth resuscitation
until the fire department res•
cue team arrived. They applied
artificial respiration for 45(
ran inutes without success. -
Mi chael
uccess.Michael Maloney's father, L.
R. Maloney; is business'adrnin.
istrator at CH'3S. "-He was a
first year student at the Un.
iversity of Western Ontario.,
His remains were taken to
the Beattie Funeral Home,Clin.
ton, where they will rest until
removal and burial at St.
Peter's Roman Catholic Ceni•
etery, St. Joseph , Ontario, on
Friday July 21, at 10 a.m
May Resume
- Wage Talks
Resumption of talks between
striking Sifto Salt evaporator
plant workers and the company
was expected today after a ser.
ies of meetings at the town •
hall here lant Thursday made •
progress but did not result in
a' settlement.
Personal mediation by Dr.
G.F. Mills, mayor of Goderich,
brought the opposing sides` to.
gether in threp''-sessions last
• Thursday without an agreement
being reached. -
However, the company pro.
posed an agreement for two
years from date of ratification
with a raise of from 60 to 88�
cents' per hour in the various
categories. T)e firm offered*
25 to 39 cen's per hour ret -
reactive to February 4, 1967
• when the previous contract ex.
pired. r •
Robert Stewart'of London, in.
ternational representative of
-"the International Chemical
-Workers Union,said his riegoti.
atoQm magreed to abandon dem.
ai' s` for wage parity with the
company's mine employees and
, a•one-year contract if the com-
pany would accept changes in
pay raise dates in its latest
offer`.
It was indicated that the pay.
increases were acceptable, but
the union wanted .them brought
• forward 'and the contract term
reduced to 18 months.
Night Harness Racing. Here
Appears .-.About To Flourish
By press ' tile, it appeared
as though G6erich harness rac.
in fans were, in for a history.
making 'program of night har-
ness racing under •the lights
at the Agricultural park here,
the' first of which was sch'e.
duled for,, Wednesday evening,
with post time for the first
event set at 7:45 p.m,
The local track has been
completely renovated in pre.
paration forthe the first of seven
races which will be held there
throughout the summer months;
Included in the renovations was
a $25,000 lighting installation.
Another major project was the
relocation of the judges' stand.
It was moved from its original
position at the infield opposite
the finish line to a loftier perch
in the , upper reaches of the
grandstand.
PHOTO FINISH
With the change of locale,
has come other modern equip.
ment introduced to the harness
racing" over recent years. An
example of this is the photo
finish camera which has been
installed at the judges stand.
Pari-mutuel wagering fac.
fifties, of a, more permanent
type than hitherto available,
have been installed under the
grandstand. Wagering facilities
feature wickets for placing of
daily -double, exactor,' quinella,
combination, win place and
show bets.
The record of. the Goderich
Agricultural and TrottingAsso•
ciation has 'been one of
remarkable achievement over
the years since they organized
their group to promote the sport
of harness racing in this com-
munity.
In the fall of 1965 new barns
were built at a cost of $20,000
when the old barns were des-
troyed by fire.. Within a rel:
atively short time, the rebuild-
ing debt had br.-n repaid, at
which time, ownership of the
barns was transferred to •the
corporation of the town of God.
erich. •
(continued on page I.0)
' The Honourable' William A.
Stewart, Minister of Agricul•
ture and Food, announced today,.
that a new -School, of Agrteui.
tore and Home'?✓eonomics'would
begin operation this fall at the
former R.C.A.F. Base at Con.
tralia. '
A section of the former base
has been designated as a campus
for the new school: Excellent
facilities already exist on this
campus and include men's resi.
deuce, , women's residence,
classroom and officeq building,
and a dining hall - lounge -
library building,. Recreational
facilities:' for bowling, swim.
ming, basketball and curling
also are a available on the base.
The Minister stated that the
establishment of this school in
South Huron would relieve the
situation at Kemptville, Ridge.
town,and Guelph, where the pre.
sent facilities axe overt,? ed by
the recent' expansion in enroll.
ment. It is anticipated that the
demand for training in agridul•
ture and home .ecopon?ics will
continue to expand. TheIlepart.
meat of Agriculture and Food
has the responaibiility pf prop
viding such post high school
training in Ontario.
The entrance: requirements
for Centralia' will be similar
to those for diploma courses at
\Kemptville, Ridgetown, and
Guelph, which prefer" a secon-
dary school graduation diploma.
Consideration will be given to
mature applicants whose ex.
perience .-may be , equivalent to
the normal entrance require.
ments.
The new school, in its Agri.
cultural Courses, will place
particular emphasis on farm
business .management. It .was
•
the Opinion, of .the Minister t at
the business aspect4'of .
farm.
ing now had to underscore. -
technical :..advances and To-+,
search findings. ,
The Minister said that the
new Centralia .:courses would
make it possible to turn out
graduates with the practical
experience and4`trainieg eece*
sary in agriculture, today. n'
The Minister also announced
that Mr. J. A, MacDonald,fort
merly Associate Director, Wei'
tern Ontario . Agrictiltaa1
School, would be Principal Of •
the Centralia School.: Other
staff appointments would be au•
nounced in the near future.
Students wishing'' to obtain
application forms or furthering
formation should write to the - °
Principal, Centralia School of
Agriculture,- Centralia, On.'
tarso.
J. A. 'MacDonald, principal of the new school
of agriculture and home economics located
at tale former Centralia air base looks across
the campus toward the ..administration building
which will be one of the buildings used for
the school. A The school is 'scheduled to go. ,
into operation this fall, as announced by Hon.
W. A. Stewart, minister of agriculture for -
Ontario in' this issue of The Signal -Star. (Staff
Photo)
entralia Base Hums.
The Ontario government is
meeting the'space age half way
by developing its first indus..
trial park - complete with run-
ways.
The runways were part of a
package deal the government
got when it decided to buy the
former RCAF Base at Centra.
lia and 'turn it into an indus..
trial park.
Centralia is 25 miles north'
of. London ill western Ontario,
on the fringe of the province's
main industrial corridor. It is
also designated as alow income
area by the government
BIG TIME SAVER
"Having the three hard -sur.
face runways will be a big time
saver for executives who want
to fly in" to check plant oper-
ations." says Alan Etchen, vice.
chairman and managing direc-
tor of the Ontario Development
Corp., which will manage the
park.
The runways will accommo.
date small jet aircraft.
Mr. Etchen says the park is
in a good location because it
is close to major United States
and Canadian cities; good high.
ways and to shipping on Lake
Erie and Lake Huron. The CNR
also runs a line into the base.
The idea of buying the 7'67
acre base was initiated by Char.
les S.,MacNaughtQn, provincial
treasurer, after the federal gov.
ernment decided to close it in
June 1966.
More than 1,000 attended the' observation of
"TM G1ori'ous TWelftli" when Orangemen from
a wide area paraded in the village of Hayfield
last week and took part in observances of
the day in Clan Gregor park in the centre of
the village. Here -part -.of the :long Oracle is
seen passing along Main Street.
(Staff Photo) •
This meant a loss of =out
$5,000,,000 a year to the coin.
m:inity, which is in Mr. Mac.
Naughtonis riding. •
The province bought the site
for $600,000 and is spending an.
other $600,000 to put it 'into
shape for industry.
The park comprises' 80 build.
ings of various sizes, 'ranging
from seven of some 40,000 -
square feet each to industrial
and office -areas of 10,000 square
feet or less. •
"All the facilites are there•
for an ' assembly operation,".
Mr. Etchen says. "It would
probably be ideal for auto parts
peple, especially with the Ford
•_,car assembly plant in nearby
Talbotville."
He says the hangars are also
suitable for air craft production,
bus and coach body production
and,alum:num and extrusion in.
dustr.ies,
"We hope the park will em.
ploy 2,000 persons, with a min.
imum annual payroll of
'$11,000,000 when it is fully op.
erational within three to five
years."
NOT THE FIRST
Mr' Etchen says the govern.
ment is prepared to tear down
hangars and put up buildings
suitable for a particular indus-
try "if ,opportunities look
good."
The Centralia plan is not the
first ,of its kind in Canada. The
former United States air base,
at Stephenville, Nfld. is also
being converted into an indus.
trial park.
Joyce Slater
Qets Diploma •
a,
Miss Joyce Slater,daughter or "
Mr, , and Mrs. J. E. Slater of
1$01-frang Court, Goderich,will
receive her nursing diploma and
pin, as one of 56 successful
graduates of the Nightingale
School of Nursing, Toronto. The
- sixth annual graduation exer-
cises of the school are to be
held Friday afternoon, July 21st,
in the theatre of the Ryerson
Polytechnical Institute, Tor.
onto.
The address to the graduates
Will be given by Miss R. Cath.
erine Aikin, B.A., B,N., M.A.
Dean, School of Nursing, tJni.
versity of Western Ontario. The
pins and diplomas will be pre.
sented by Mrs. Blanche Dun.
canson, former director of the
School and now a member of the
Board of Trustees. This will
inark•,,the -end of two years of
intensive study and clinical ex.
perience wrhich .prepared the 56
graduates t0 apply for regia.
tration' at -nurses in the Prov.
ince of Ontario.
However, at ,Stephenville the
airfield remains as a commer.
tial field, which isnot thecase
at Centralia.
Rev: D:G. Madge
To Waterloo
Rev. 13. Madge
Thee Bishop of Huron, The
Right Reverend G. N. Luxton,
has announced the appointment
of the Reverend Douglas Grant
Madge, Dip. Th., as Incumbent
of the Anglican Parish of St.
Columba's Church, Waterloo,
and St. Aidan',, Elmira. Mr.
Madge has been Assistant Cu.
rate at the Church of St. John
the Evangleist, Kitchener, since
September 1965.
Mr. Madge was born in Chat.
ham Ontario, and received his
early education at Windsor and
Goderich. He is a graduate of
Seager Hall, and prior toenter.
ing theological training, he was
employed by the Canadian Paci.
fic Telegraphs, and the' Can.
ada Post Office. He was •or.
dered Deacon in 1963 • by the
Right Reverend H. F. Apple-
yard, Bishop of Georgian Bay,
and priested in 1964 by Bishop
Luxton.
Following ordination, Mr.
Madge was Deacon -in -6 'barge
of the Parish of 'the Church
of the Ascension, Paisley; Holy
Trinity, -Cargill; and St. Paul's
Pinkerton.
Mr. Madge married the for.
mer Colleen Thompson of Cod.
erich.. They have 1*0 stns ••
Derek , 14, David,10, and one
daughter n nebf'a,I2. .
This r-sppointment becii,�utlwt
effective September.15thi ; ' •
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