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No easy task
The Goderich ,Recreation and School _ made available to the town for
Community Centre Board is now 'official recreation, there were . persons around
and is already making plans for who suggested the Board was attempting
recreational activities to take place during to push certain groups out who were also
”the coming months. ° attempting to obtain the use of the school
Of course, the Board has .been meeting premises.
for the past two months while awaiting One wou`1d,think the Board was some
approval of the necessary bylaw, but
planning for gala events and regular
activities is no easy task.
The task is not being : -made any easier
for Board members because of a mistaken
belief than is going around that the Board
intends to "take over,"' everything. It's
surprising just what some folk will do' to
stir up a- bit of controve-rsy.
The Board is not now, nor will it ever
be attempting to "take oven" anything.
The prime purpose of the Board° is to
co -relate activities and suggest programs
to be carried out by various local
organizations. Its sole object is to attempt
to provide recreation or recreational
facilities for ALL the people of the -town.
It functions as 'a special committee of.
council and as such must answer to the
watchdogs of our community for its
actions. Prior approval must be obtained
for expenditures and no activities will be
conducteeby the Board itself, but by
groups and persons acting on behalf of the
tom's.people..
Perhaps the greatest advantage for the
town will be the ability of the Board, by
its existance, to make certain funds
available to the town through government
grants;• which, up to this point, the town
.has not been` legally entitled to.
Facilities for community recreation
are a1mbst non=existant. The arena is
confined to, skating — ice and roller —and
-- ° --r"`"` t h �p �aktnt fln illi were held at t �ti Cornell, of
ro� a very few of eh r p rposes. As far as, Y C 11 McLennan specially addressed
kind of Mafia!
It is not a subversive organization.
attempting to improve facilities
recreation for the people of the town.
The Huron County Board of
Education has very kindly said it will
consider the request of the Board. If the
request is granted, the facilities will be
made available- to al interested groups,
whatever their activities may be. Can
anything be fairer than that?
But let's not give the irr pression the
reception of the Board has been all bad.
It has not. On the contrary, many people,
including, service clubs and, local
organizations who understand what the
Board is trying to accomplish, have stated
they support the efforts of the Board
• fully.
With a little'more understanding, and
a knowledge that recreation programs.are
not made over night,` the Board can do a
-l.ot of good for the town.
Activities at present in'the planning
stages -call for _a gala weekend on three.
occasions-. during the next few• months
with. fireworks displays, soapbox derbies,
parades, special services and sing songs in
.,. local parks, a possible sailing regatta and
perhaps an aqua show Beach barbecues,
dancing on the pier, hay 'rides; band
concerts and a variety'of other activities -
are
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are being considered to be held in ONE YEAR AGO pc, )lark, . of Goderich, • 10`YEARS 'AGO
conjuction with regular.. events: held in the The', Huron County Public second -place in prepared c
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town eaC year.
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Editor's Note: Although this story is written in the present tense in
',two, instances, it was, in lad, written some years ago. The article
was not dated;' but it is baieved it was written /0 or 1.5 years ago.
HOME SET UP IN BUSH
WITH FAMILY OVER CENTURY
By Nerissa A. McInnes
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On the Huron road, a short distance west of the
Town sof Clinton, on •lot ,18, is situated !Woodlands," the
beautiful farm home of Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Rees
Jenkins. Woodlands has been in possession of and has been
farmed continuously by members of the Jenkins family for
upwards of 100 years. • r
William Jenkins and his wife, Martha Th ma's Jenkins,
came to Canada from Langharme, Carmarthenshire, Wales,
in the spring of 1833. With them wa,, heir infant daughter,
_Elizabeth. They settled f at Bride ewater,.. near. where
Holmesville, now is. The house the ccupied still stands
although it hasp been moved from its original .site and is
covered with stucco. Their 'children, Eleanor, Mary Maria -
and Thomas.Woods; were born in this house.
In 1833 they purchased lot 1$ on the Huron road,
now known as Woodlands, from the Canada Company and
here the younger children, Martha, William, Roland, John,
Anna, Lydia, were born. The deed is in possession of
.i homas Rees Jenkins today and is dated August 1845.
The Jenkins_familyhistory was written by Miss Laura
Snell, a great-grandmother, in 1941 and at that time there
were 68 families and 1.37 persons living, descendants of
William and Martha Jenkins. w
m It is interesting to 'note how the children of William
and Martha Jenkins' and their grandchildren eventually
married into -nearly every—prominent family of Huron
County, especially in the Township of Goderich.
Elizabeth Jenkins, -born 183?0,- the infant daughter
brought from Wales, married a tailor of Clinton, Sidney
Smith. They had three children: , Lou married Maggie
putts, of Clinton; Sidney married an English girl and the
third, Lydia, was 'killed -in a motor . accident in Detroit '4
some time ago.
' Mary Maria,, born 1836, married Mr. Morrow, of
Clinton, and later lived in Goderich. -
. • Thomas Woods Jenkins,. born .1838, married.
- Elizabeth Salkeld, of a now well-known family of ,i
Goderich. At the first they lived on the 16th concession of
Goderich ' Township ori' which farm six- .daughters were Q
born. In 1873 they 'moved back to Woodlands and three
sons were born there. Frances;the eldest daughter of
Thomas Woods Jenkins, married -Levi Trick and -they began
their married life at what became "Trick's Mill" on the
Bayfield River, the first mill .in that section of Huron
County. They celebrated their_golden wedding onJune, _1.,.
- T936. Lydia, the second daughter, married Charles Wallis,
of Goderich Township and Clinton. two of the girls, Clara
and Anna, married Auburn men, Joseph Washington and
Mr. Errot, respectively. ,
Mary Elizabeth Jenkins, third daughter of Thomas *
Jenkins, was 22' years old when her mother (Elizabeth. -
Salkeld) died and she took up the task of mothering the
large family of brothers and sisters. She"was a hostess at
Woodlands until her death in 1941.
Remember When ? ?
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Gode.
Goderich ist.ric t " Collegiate (')inion, ° winner of prepared
There is a lot of planning to do and a grade 11 students of Goderich
Institute. 'ix spejakers_ were di%ision; Jim_Graham, , of -District w Collegiate Institute
lot of CO -operation will be needed, with it heard, three in the ' prepared 1�'iri Pham, seco d lace in-- when the latter- attended � P -p '' deo rn a
the town could have the hest recreation division, and three in the impromptu; and Terry Sewell; of body the opening of a Supreme
.program it has ever had. Are you in'favour impromptu category. The top Clinton, winner of , the
Court session at Huron County
of helping out?
arts and crafts and other ,, indoor
recreational' act es go, there is little if
any accommodation available fide
meetings, _ etc. " Yet when the, Board
attemptedto have Victor Lauriston
four finishers were ` Arleat.a impromptu category.
Adventure- of the Spirit
-- 'ontenrpar-ary--trte---is -not rrb-tab-le- for - In Canada „t -he day" becomes yearly .
cultivation of the devotional spirit. The more inclusive. At Hagarsville, Ontario, in
stance of meditation and prayer rarely 1968, forty-five women from the Six
makes headlines, but an the first Friday in Nation Reserve participated along with
March it comes into its own. • their Caucasian counterparts. In. Sechelt;
THAT'S
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By G. MacLeod Ross
THE PROLIFERATION OF KNOWLEDGE
We know that' it took from the .time of Christ until about the.
•-0 B.C., Indian women took part for the first year 1750 for man's knowledge to double: A. second doubling was.
The Worlds Day of Prayer. is exactly completed 150 `ears later, in 1900; a third, i0 ,ears later, in 1950.
• time and Indian children sang. Dixville,' fourth doubling has taken place in past 18 years. In last 15
what its name suggests a time when in €, the the
Quebec and Norton•, Vermont, which lie years we have stored as much information on technical literature as
Canada about 150,000 women and girls .of ". on either side of the international was recorded in all previous history.
many denominations (joined of late by boundary 'joined' forces . with, Canada as --The pace of techrYlogical change can be dramatized by
Roman Catholics and Greek Orthodox) host; they will reverse this season. " equating a•period of 50,000,vears to 800 modern life spans. if each
.gather in some 3,700 different locales to life span is.a person; we have 800 individuals living in sequence over
Preparations eparat• ons in se led •communities - _ .
• SJrtg .the same_hy.mrls :and pray: lire same -- �- 50,000-years:-'l:.l•ren--6-513-indifi u'als woutd-ha-ti -lived-i ayes-: Only'-_
are made by an inter -c rch committee, the last 70 �yo�,ild .have .been able to communicate effectively. Only
prayers that women on srx.continents and and iri big cities service are arranged ''in the last six•,�vould have seen a printed word or heen able to measure
at least 147 countries are also using during districts so the are zea reached. heat and cold. Only the last four could measure time accurate)
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-the id-entieal 24; -hour period. The offerings which last year -Were• eteetrre motorwis•seen- by -only the last tv,O ;Today in this 800th'
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life span, our children are_ amazed to find that our childhood, yours
;\,i,ps ins, e Southeas and Cnoves more than_ $75,000 are used for
and _mine; was happy in spite of the absence of the marvels
e srni �irtg' n\\ ,e t.aw eice� � hail `0\arid c ion wa l� �r '��\ man' bf \\�,,`\ h�\�v Okm�np� in �� sixties vIse �Ah` 'AY6tic ac year th�\se is Y the r`� �n e 1�urc`h� H �l1/lES \\\\ \�
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. .....is._4-zire.p.axe,d_i.r. __.a.�._difte.rent_part,. oL.-rhea-- �:a! .T n __Senac.e._-zo. ef.1 �gees,;._m' & -�to-- -- - _ xcu�rs on v t� a ueen ; P: r
Gnomes
s� \ clumsi.,,
books in Braille.
globe; ' in 1969 African women from-lepers;`'�` publicized as an "educational exercise," resulted as everyone knew it
South Africa, I n the midst of international tensions would in Charlie McNahton borrowing$60 million from the
Zambia, Kenya, Nigeria,
with nuclear power all too available, this gnomes of Frankfurt. But why prevaricate? Why not say nothing at
Ghana and the Congo wrote the material
all? No wonder society is "restless" when its annointed insist on.
which was subsequently translated into .. conscious linking of many .diverse peoples circumlocution. Nowwe can alt. kneel in silent prayer,. hoping that
1,000 languages and . dialects. The , i'n a fellowship -of, the heart stirs the the Reichsmark does not rise in value.. '
Court House Monday afternoon.
The students were in charge of
Mrs. St. Michael of the G.D.C.I.
staff.
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25_YE.ARS AGO- —
The blood donors' clinic.was
the most successful yet held in
Goderich," as 12f , donors were
present, the•'largest number at
any clinic. •
Sheriff Nelson Hill, chairman
of the blood donors' committee,
stated that 200 cards had been
sent out; and expressed
disappointment that the number
responding was not greater.
55 YEARS AGO
• Every available seat in the
Victoria opera house was
occupied on Monday night and
the large_ audience was well
pleased with "The Private
Secretary," as presented by the
scholars of the Goderich
C le ate InsI Lute. bile, of
n> It\kVas ;:' t: to b� xitetd
that t e pert rmance d
Maintain the " reputation of
professionals in the excellent
farcial comedy, •yet they MI did
remarkably well and much credit
is due them for attempting such
a difficult production.
LOST: a five -dollar bill. on
the Square. Finder please leave
at—SIGNAL •OFFICE acrd -receive
reward.
co-ordinator was Miss Cbx van Heenstra, a imagination and gives rise to hope: We . THE COMMONWEALTH CONFE=RENCE
staff member of the All Africa Church' may yet learn to live together — indeed, Our London correspondent writes what we have
Conference. . we must, to Iivepat all. -: already heard bruited abroad, that this _may be the last of •
our Commonwealth- Conferemes�.`The. twent�y_.eigh.t 4=callpel. -
nations are all bogus. as nations, except the European ruled.
ones of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, "which share
the `common shame in the history of European exploitation
and government' by their original invaders with the United •
Lent
No longer do Christians view the onset
of Lent with gloomy foreboding because
of a negative accent on this yearly period
T'he modern thrust of Lent is positive
and this example can help overcome the
appressvte guilt, suspicion and pessimism
that is ongoing regardless of religious or
secular seasons.
With the, Christian preparation for
Easter stressing uplifting religious,
exercises could not the world approach its
problems with the sane spirit?
In spite of the advanced technological
'age , there seems to be no end to
overpopulation, famine, war and civil
.strife ._._ •..
f people `s
"`° `ut` instea oraw-
,wringing hands could they not emulate'
the modern Lent by taking positive steps
towards a goal of world tranquility and
optimism?
A.ithough the forty day period has a
special meaning •for- Christians it could be
symbolic to all of a new approach to the
ills—that seem insurmountable -as we race
through the closing years of this twentieth
century.
ESTAdLISNED-ignal-ifnar, 122nd f YEAR
--( .-- The County Town Newspaper of Huron p-= w P U B L 1 C A T 1 O N
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States, although the latter appears to be (politically)
unaware of her past and present history. All the other
members are reverting to tribalism, since none has a
language or customs common to' all their inhabitants. At
least one of our" ,artrrers'. ' :
'snga arc ...,..°�,.,.-
s�party emcyocra. They have been : anticipated in
this by Russia, who chose the longer title of a Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics, and achieved a much• more
efficient control of their European and Asiatic peoples than
the Czarist governments ever managed."
WHAT STUDENTS WANT! •
The expansion of universities to provide more managers or
technologists, according to the gospel of McNamara, is a need that
most governments will probably accept. For the great majority of
students it_ is the most desirable kind of expansion, leading the way
to opportunities and salaries; and for all students the sense of their
importance to the nation has contributed •to the idea of "student":
. power." But it brings to a head the question: what is a university
for? And it challenges the ancient insistence that they should pursue
their scholarship undisturbed by political requirements. The conflict
is a familiar one, and both traditions have for long co -existed. But
for the new generation of militant students nothing is more hateful
than the idea that universities should become nurseries for the new
managerial society. They wish to be rid of authoritarianism of the
'ltd universities' and the pomp and privilege of the professors -.But
they want at all costs to iftain or regain the academic freedom
which allows universities to study society from the outside. it is a
central thesis of the student revolutionaries that the universities
should not be the tools or the existing capitalist stein, but the
main agents for its overthrow.
(Quoted from "The New Europeans" by Anthony Sampson.
Hodder & Stoughton. 50"shillings)
E=1G NT :NV, TOURISM!
The annual influx from France too Spain alone is seven and
three-quarter millions; from Germany to Italy five` and a half
millions. The ,Anierican figures seem quite small. From America to
Italy one and One-quarter million and to Germany just over one
million.
Eva, the• youngest daughter,, after teaching school for
a While, married Hugh Cameron, of Arthur and Guelph.
They passed away in- 1333:.934;res"pect'i�rely� — II -lam.._.
Salkeld Jenkins, eldest of the boys at Woodlands, went to
Vancouver. early in his life, where his family has been
brought up. Thomas Rees Jenkins was born and still lives
'atWoodlands.'His'wife, the former Miss Ruth Walkenshaw,
of Clinton, is hostess at -the old Jenkins homestead. The 4'
writer and . a friend recently spent apleasant afternoon at
Woodlands and were. lent the history of the family from
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dwa" ohn a s, the �\ c un s \ \
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\Jenkinsfan' ly, no i .Otto
Of the children born at Woodlands to Mr. an `Mrs.
William Jenkins, Martha, born 1840, married George
Laithwaite, a Welshman. Hishealth failed and they went to
Wales but on the way back hg died. Later, Martha married
her husband's brother, James. Their son, George, owns the
Maple Leaf fruit ,Farm on the Huron road, near Goderich
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