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Minor. Hockey Week
Once'again it . is that time 4year when
wer flare asked.. ,to support minor ;hockey,
and to remind our readers of that already
wall -known slogan , ".fo'n't send - 'Take "
yoi1r boy to the arena.,"
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Although the ,recognition -Of the
volunteer organizers, coaches, -managers,
car drivers and fund-raisers is one -of the'
most important objectives. of Minor
Hockey. Week, it .is not the only one,.
We areWilling-'to :..do •this because we ,,. Anot'her is 1 -10 ---"focus •.attention ao r or_,-
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agree there-shcfiul'd'.be speciat4ecag€fttrQ *N°44-hir er ' = its~lit a'dP &dcr:
of the men' and,, women who make rninor We do so because we agree that minor
• hockey ° -14 hockey is an important part of our
The local minor hockey .association and •community life. It is part of the'fabric of
supporters .club are composed of our community and a major part of our
enthusiastic, hard-working volunteers sporting activities. We agree -it is beneficial
whose efforts on behalf of local to the youngsters, and because it is, it is
youngsters cannot be measures' in hours beneficial to the whole community. We
or dollars. They .make it possible for agree An addition to building stronger
_ hundreds of our youngsters to take part in 'bodies; minor hockey contributes to the
Canada's National sport.. Every boy in development of better citizens while it is
town,.Rcan.have the opportunity ,to play, keeping them occupied in a worth=while
and nonewill be;turned away. That's the endeavour - right at an age when many of,),
kind of an organization -itis.° _them might easily be engaged in pursuits
an that, , theycontribute much less acceptable to society.
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towards the development not only" -of "*The statistics issued_ fly- the C.A-44:A.µ
• stronger bodies, but of healthierr minds indicate yet another reason for supporting
and better citizens. They' keep the manor hockey and editorializing in 'favour
youngsters off the streets and engaged in of Minor Hockey"' Week. The C.A.H.A.
healthy, supervised sport. We do agree minor hockey committee points out that •
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JOLLIET AND MARQUETTE
SET OUT TO EXPLORE THE
MI S$ I SS•I:PPI. IN 2 BIRCH BARK
CANOE$, THESE HARDY EXPLORERS .
LEFT ST* IGNACE, PADDLED, ACROSS
LAKE MICHIGAN TO LA BAYE (GREEN
BAY), UP THE FOX RIVER Tb -THE
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REACHED THE MISSISSIPPI.
_ .s,,__- CONTINUING SOUTH, THEY DISCOVERED
- -- fENN. THE iLLINQIS, MISSOURI AND 01410 RIVERS..
NEAR THE ARKANSAS RIVER, INDIANS WARNED'
- - THEM OF HOSTILE TRIBES AND SPANIARDS
ALONG THE 'GULF COAST. FEARING CONFLICT
i THEY TURNED AND HEADED NORTH" THROUGH THE
. ILLINQA AND DES PLAINEES RIVERS, INTO LAKE MICHIGAN
AND BACK TO LABAYE. IN LESS THAN .6 MONTHS
LOUIS TOLLIET .AND
FR. JACQUES MARQUETTE
TRAVELLED OVER°�� lb
2,700 MILES AND ' 0
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RIVERS. ,
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'with'the slogan "To keep a boy out of hot "minor hockey is an activity that not only ~
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water - put him ori ice. Goderich' has .,works for the youngsters, but provides „
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t• he ice, our volunteers do the work to„ work for many adults. and in •addition The readers. write ...
"put him on ice". turns back- to -the Canadi
an economy •
While we pause long enough to pay more than -five -million- dollars -every- year:
tribute, to our minor hockey workers, The costs of providing sweaters, skates,
similar recd n+tion of the tfifi1Tsands :of .Other e pment much- safety
9 ..a and other q•u• p .. (much,/.
minor hockejr volunteers in Canada is ."equipment is now4compulsory), the cost „,
taking place; right ` across ,the country; ' of ice .rentals,+transportation, . meals after
every munircipality in Canada is doing the V, games; injury insurance,' are items that .
same thing 'during, Minor, Hockey Vteek, soon run up' into many dollars per player,
starting January 23: ' . and hundreds of dollars perh tearer:
Minor: Hockey' Week in Canada.: is one Considering there are more than twelve •
of several worthwhile, - projects* of the , ,thousand minor hockey teams -in Canada,
Canadian,. Am•atettr - Hockey . Association, it is not difficult to visualize millions of
and .as a ' result of the C.A.H.A.'s dollars' being'spent'to keep the operation
• promotion, volunteer workers across the , going. So it is; we realize every- one
country are being told their work is benefits from minor, hockey.— truly -IT IS
appreciated. Some are being made the-,1...00dfor:the community.
recipients of. testimonial scrolls and 6 These are some of the reasons why this'
plaques, but.all, are included'in the general newspaper is happy to "Keep in Step with
••paeans: of praise heard across the nation Canada" ' ' by supporting Minor Hockey)
this big-week,,,of minor hockey. Week. We urge our „readers to do likewise.'
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;Snowmobile legislation
Snew,mobiling is young. Ten years'ago
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this fantastic Kittle machine which has
captured the imagination of the public
was unknown as a means of .outdoor
recreation. Today, only a small minority
of the half m,jllibn snowmobiters in ,
Ontario has an adequate, and' .th'orough•
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knowledge' of safe operation' under • all --
conditions.
Perhaps • eve+,-� more important, , most
,, legislators at all levels of government i
our province have little *or no, person I,,.
e"xperience•, in operating a snowmobile_ .
`They"' are dependent upon the advice f
• ethers, usually the most vocal groups in
he
the community which are frequently'
• snowmobile users. As ,a result, we have
;extremely .,liberal snowmobile laws in
Ontario, where they _exist, giving the
snowmobiler wide. latitude, in'some cases •
complete; freedom. to travel wherever. he.
r�=fay cchoose.
,The Ontario Safety League admits that
the snowmobile is too valuable a machine
to have its development.atifret, but in the
cause of ,� safety and the future
development- of : this outdoor recreation,
• intelligent control must• be . exerted to
prevent the tragic deaths and wanton.
disregard of the' rights of others displayed
try a few irresponsible"'operators.
The Motorized. Snow Vehicles Act,
1.968; wisely puts the onus'for township
and . county control on the, local
government. Only the local council knows
their area of jurisdiction sufficiently well
,to wisely initiate legislation which will
step the dangerous use.. of snowmobiles
'without becoming unduly restrictive:' In
many. municipalities there>are no controls
of -a. ny""'ki'nd as yet' imposed' upon the
S,nwmobiler. The Ontario,Safety League
. strongly urges immediate action on the
part. of, municipal councils to pass suitable
rIegislatron, especially regarding the use of
public` thoroughfares, which will help to.
• reduce the mounting 'nut -Tiber of
-snowmbb°ile fatalities iii Ontario.,•
We would heartily concur;
Conservation, like courtesy, can
be contagious.
Many canoeists are returning
o' base '-i_thr€x-ra-hags
of -trash.
rash:
Stiff
fines .await the chronic
offender. Two oars ago we
stopped on one remote portage `
in Algonquin, which was usually
filthy. This time it was, spotless.
Ou a tree was a =plastic=covered
sign: "In appreciation for .what
-the.,-Gouehrnen ,„..a.41ntar .= has -
done ,for us, Troop - (name
forgotten) of Boy Scouts of
America, Hillsboro --N.J.-; • has
. spent -a total of 220 )inux_
cleaning this site. Please keep it
this way." Several weeks later it
' still was.
1 wonder if T Editor, during
his travels in. the fo areas of
New ; York 'and" Pennsylvania,
ever 'stopped to walk thru some
of the few remaining sections of
true • "virgin forest"? Cook -State
Forest (part of^Allegheny Forest
,in Pennsylvania) is an. •ekcellent `
exarriple. It '''has -never been
lumbered and nothing is ever cut
except that '•portion of a., dead
tree ,falling 'across a path.
White and red.pine, hemlock,
beech, ash and 'maple are the
main species. Some of the white
pine -and hemlock are over five
"feet at the base, over 25;0 years
old: Many are lightning -scarred.
OTd"'-'`;'fires have charred their
bases: Rotting trunks cover the
"forest floor. Rows of saplings
spring up --'-from these, mossy
mounds.
.Foiestejs .explain . that the
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Dear Sir:
I feel someone must comment.
on Mr. Don McKee's appeal; to
Jogging__in our wilderness
areas and provincial parks, ande4
aLso, . The Editor's ' foot -note,
whfcla� appeared . below Mr.
McKee's. 'well-documented letter
of two weeksago.
The Editor apparently
completely missed the point of
Mr. M cKee's argument,
continued to argue that forests
Will die out unless submitted,.'
from time to time, to the drastic,
surgery of modern timbering
Machinery. He seetns to
' rationalize that as man•, will`
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always "destroy and pollute"
our wilderness areas are already
'doomed, :and we might as well,
give the timber, barons free rein.
The Editor speaks. 1 of his
.previous forestry assignments,, in
Pennsylvania and' New Yar"k
State, where he saw "thousands
of acres of fotest ',reduced to
nothing more than "rotting
masses of dead trees and brush"
because lumber companies were
not on hand to prune and weed.
• Garbage, Mr. Editor. Garbage
its what you `have; "-itten and
tossed otit for someone else to.
retrieve. Garbage and more
garbage is what you bequeath
flora has'perpetuated itself for
thousands of years. In portions
of our Saratoga Swamp, just
north of Goderich., _ similar
conditions can be studied. There
are also small tracts of virgin
forest preserved in the Alymer
area and close to Owen Sound:
'In some instances, a case can
perhaps be ' 'made for
manipulation• of -forests in order
to maintain ' species and `age
classifications. But this- should
be .done : by Qovernment
foresters, NOT commercial
logging -. concerns whose
responsibilities ' are ` chiefly to
.coons x rrti&lot `wi1.l agree with -
our ; editor that a carefully
thinned grid `groomed stand of
timber will out -yield a neglected
or pastured one., But this is not
what a• hiker or canoeist' wants',
to find in a wilderness area.
"`He prefers. hits' forests left' as -a
the future generations who may
wish , to use Algonquin and
. `Quetico Parks.
The last few years have seen
great seps towards educating
and controlling slobs and .+
litter -bugs entering» wilderness
areas. After applying for yotir'
travel permit, you must sit and
watch a ten-minute Mini, on
.conservation. ' You' are then,
issued a plastic- titter -bag with _
draw-strin '",add told,; to'• 'cart9-
everything out _ .you carried in
that will not burn". The message
seems .to be getting thru.
Continued, in column 4
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natural laboratory in which all
indigenous • species giow and
roam at will. Quetico 'and
- ; h -'ire ch.:: wrens,
Algoriqu►ri. st�•B a• sir
We need have few illusions about
the outcome when more logging
roads are pushed thru this
superb but ecologically :fragile
Wilderness.
T. e• internal -combustion, -
g ne, whether It is used ' by'
gg rs, the outboard -••motor
en
to
'buff; the snorvmobil`er;•.or,.simply
as a portable• generator to 'heat-..
milady's' eiectrh ' bl'ar �ket or light'
a camper's TV screen, can never.
li -compatible with, .wilderness
camping: '`t=he only ,place ' for
these items is in the deepest hdle
of the deepest lake; ; all
working:parts fiaed with • a 1-3
'mixture oto masonary ' cement
and "tine sharp plastering sand."
If enough people, especially
editors, speak.. out as ours has
done, and get their -way, .it will
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eventually, Nspell the end of all
wilderness areas as we now know,
them.
Future ,,generations already.
have• enough reasons to hate us.
Why not try and leave something
they can thank us for!? •
• J. C. Hindmarsh
Editor's note: And „ Mr.
Hiitd't iarsh speaks of missing the
point! Turn your sights `inward
• Mr. Hindmarsh and take a' long
look at what you are sitting. on;
what your` walls' and doors are
made of; at what" keeps the rain
off, your .head -and : off mine.
. Conservationist or -not, how
would you, supply 'the "Gahadian
with his needed lumber? Or, have
you an alternative? Do you
propose to gather it by some
_mystic means other than logging
or will you at least concede it is
necessary and control is what. is
look_ at another letter dated
1842 .or thereabouts' from a
settler who emigrated from
- area:
- Llister�lrere.�to -the-G.oderich
I have included these in an
article which will appear in the
• Tyrone Constitution next _week
and am arranging for the Editor
to send you ,a, copy. .
If you find it,interesig you
ate quite free to4nclude any or.
all ,of it in your, paper, and who
knows perhaps it. might even
„•,;;,prompt more of your readers to
�,vrite. to me with some more
interestin"g-�tid bits..of life out in
the "Wild West" wvhen it yvas
wild'.
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� "�• 4.771:-J.;Th+ 'County Town Nowspapor -of Huron -p— PUBLICATION
published at Goderich, Ontario every -Thursday morning by
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ROBERT G. SHRIEK:1 president and publisher~
RONALD 'P• Vi* PRICE, managing editor
IRLEY J. KELIEB,• women's editor -
EDWWARD J. BYRSKI, advertising manager
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needed?
Goderich ;royalty?
Some '. time ago my • good
friend, Gordon Keyes ,. of
Toronto, wrote to you regarding
my • .weekly column which I
contribute to the Tyrone
Constitution, Omagh, in
irelani ler•
pen -name of Barney McCool,
with -reference -reference to some letters t
saw which ware: written by early
settlers in the :Goderich, area
about 1842-1848.
As a result of the letter to
your paper L' got some letters
from your readeirs-arid" Mb a
Your town Dungannon was
apparently peopled originally
with persons from our town
Dungannon in Co '.Tyrone,which
incidentally was the residence of
the O')Neills, the High -Kings of
Ulster.Oiie of, your readers, Miss
Carrie O'Neill of 215. McDonald
St:, . has written to me and in
reply I have suggested that as"her
forbears originally • 'came from
our Dungannon, "•she' might be
° related' • to the ..O'Neill royal
-family. •
I had the great privilege to
visi"r:o"ntario , in 19968 brut due to
lack of time to be everywhere at
once or the day after, I didn't
manage to get as far as Goderich,
but 'I did get a • fleeting visit of
11/2 hours to Sarnia where I met.
two Ulstermen .- both clerics!
'`An appropriate export from the
"Island of Saints and Scholars"!
- If any of your -readers with
Northern Ireland background,
parti°cularly - a "'' Co Tyrone
background, would care to -write
to me (as Barney McCool c/o
Tyrone, Con) .. their comments
would be appreciated and might
even be the means of
• introducing,,th,ent' to some long
lost relative.
A Happy New Yearto you all.
Yours sincerely,', -
T. J. M. Levitte
(Barney McCool)
60 YEARS AGO
Dr. Strang, has been off duty
at the Collegiate Institute part of
this' week, a sufferer from the
prevailing .malady, la grippe.
The people of Goderich, will.
have an opportunity of hearing
Eddie Pigott, the well-known
c, harcter, vocalist of Toronto, on
the 1pth, of February. +Ther.
citizens: Marine Band is having a'4
concert on that date, 'with Mr. tik
A. nasty accident happened to
Ernest Craigie, son of Robert S.
Craigie, Lighthouse Street, one
evening last • week, He was
sleigh -riding: on ' the harbor fiill
and in 'descending one of his legs
..,,came in , contact with smile
obstruction near the bottom of
,the hill, causing his leg to be
broken above, the knee.
Friends of Ernest MacMillan,
the brilliant young Canadian
giusician (son of Rev.. Alex
MacMillan, formerly of Auburn
and Carlow) will be glad - to
know that a cablegram has been
received intimating that he -has
succeeded'
succeeded • in the examinations
for=-the-=FRG0.- Fellows of the -
Royal College of Organists., This
distinction has never before been
gained at, the early age of
seventeen.
George Ashton .has taken the•
agency" for'. the International.
Harvester Co. and Will handle
the well-known McCormick,
Implements; including 24
articles, besidesm_...engines ` and
automobiles. • He will open
warerooms ' in "-'-Goderich in the
course of a • week or 'ten' days;
and in the meantime will' be
pleased to have .an 'opportunity
of doing business with anyone
wanting anything in this line.
25. YEARS -AGO
At
and to make this information ,,.
available to industry. Taking
Ontario's industrial_ population
closer to- -the farms, through
building up. the towns, Mr.
Kelley said, would reduce farm'
products distribution' costs and
increase cash returns to farmers.
10 YEARStAGO
- Reeve. Ivan Forsyth," 57, of
Tuckersmilth Township, Mis the
1961 Warden ' of Huron County,
lie as',;•0ppo*"b,: e}ayto.�:. ,,µ ,4,:4,4,
Smith. of „Usborne for the seat.
Mrs, John W. Wallace was
chosen chairman of the'
Goderich-Public School Board at
its inaugural meeting: " W -
McCreath • was .appointed
vice-chairman. Inspector J. W.
Coulter will be requested to be
present at the next board
meeting to consider the possible
increase in enrolment over the
next two or three years, and the
advisiability of planning for a
third public school. •
Headlines: Meet of Local
Businessmen -Favors Open
Friday. Night the Year 'Round;
Magistrate Hays Calls For Better
"Relations Between Public,
Police; Huron's Annual Revenue
From The Tourist Estimated at
$4,000,000.
Appro'imately.. 225�� ° minor
-- -hockey players_ -are—aetive- . in
,jGoderich. There are six teams of
Squirts: for a totaLof 90 players.
“;)n, -,the Pee Wee ranks there are
six teams:..• with 68 players.,
Playing the bantam ranks are
four teams with a total • of 54
,participants. Playing, in the
Midget " division 'are -113 you.ng
hockey players.
-Richard E. •Shaddick, Reeve
of Hensall; was selected as
Warden of Huron County: for
z..,1946., by a caucus of eleven
Conservative members at the
opening session of Council.
Hugh Berry also stood for
. election..
A motion., by Reeve Evans,
seconded, by Reeve Alexander,
confirming the resolution-of',the
• 1945 Council for the erection of
a new county court house was
voted upon by the County
Council -and was : passed by a
vote of 16 to 11. "
The'disposition of the Huron
County •airport (Sky Harbor).
was brought up at the County
Council on Wednesday and'
'Reeve Tuckey, who was on the
Warden's committee last year,
revealed that they had been
approached by the Cub Aircraft
Company of Hamilton several
times last 'fall and 'considerable
discussion had taken place., 'the
.Huron County 'Flying Club
• wished to, retain the airport, but
'it would be necessary ,for the
club to meet the cost of
maintenance, which in insurance
'alone would exceed $1,000.
Decentralization . of Ontario
industry wa's urged by Ontario's
new minister of health, Hon-.
"'iRus: ell T. Kelley. Questioning.
the ' wisdom ,of the efforts of
Ontario's big cities to make
themselves still bigger, 'Mt.
Kelley said that t'we would be
better off if we were building up
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' the small towns": ' He said that
he would .propose to the Ontario
,Government that hien be • sent
into ' Ontario's towns to survey
t eir facilities in shipping,
ho sing, education and labor,
39 Ardmore Park, BELFAST.
.Rinaghy, Northern Ireland.
ONE YEARAGO
A motion to have town
council -evert to committee -of -
the -whole 'meetings, excluding
the press and public, failed to
get a vote Thursday. night when
Mayor Dr. G. F. Mill$• recognized
a - point of order raised by
Councillor Paul Carroll.'
Deputy -Reeve. Walter Sheardown
and Reeve .Harry Worsell asked'
for • council approval for
meetings every two weeks with
committee -,of -the -whole
meetjngs on • the Tuesday prior
to• 'regular meetings. Colin.
'Carroll pointed - otit that a
motion ,,had been passed during
the. first .rieeing..present
council, January `t3, , 1969,
setting regular -.weekly meetings,
open to the public. , •
• • Roy Meriaiti; a member' of the l
town's Public Works DePaitinent
for 40 years and foreman for the
past ^ -26' years% retired in
December. On Friday evening,
January 9, he -was honored at a'
stimonial' dinner,by the town
with over 100 local dignitaries
and fellow.workers present.
The Governrrlent ice breaker
the Alexander 'Henry smashed
her way through heavy ridge ice
to enter Goderich Harbour on
• Tuesday at the - request of the
•••Gdderich . Elevator Co. It is . the
earliest the ice breaker has ever
been called in "to help out in the
harbour.
The, -cap airs•, for this;yeaa's•
campaign of • the Ability Fund,
are Mrs. Verna Kane, Mrs -.Moira
Evans, Mrs., ,Betty. '. Cochrane,
Mrs: Roslyn Campbell, Mrs.
Janet Kalbfleisch,
Madeleine Edward, Mrs. Ellen
Huck, 'Mrs: Leona Sherratt, ,Mrs.
Marion Mills, Mts. Ann ..Leitch,.
Mrs. Connie Cover and Mrs:
Rene. Hey. ,.
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in potholes, sloughs and marshes. Secretive and
--solitary, they rarely- fly after migration. Expert
swimmers and divers, they, can submerge until.
• only their head appears .above water, and, with
barely a ripple, slip beneath the surface. Nests
are floating platforms of harsh debris, Eggs are
carefully covered with wet vegetation when the
bird leaves the nest. Grebes feet
have threb' s` psi'rate, -
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