The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-04-27, Page 2C9 R1 1 $IGRAL-S' A,R. THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1972 .,
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Board office looks good
Elsewhere on this page, ww- are
runninga picture of the site of the new
Huron County, Board of Education
offices atClinton. As. the picture will
attest,, at this moment the building
isn't all that irnpressive. It is, as one
irate ratepayer told us, just an Old
factory sandwiched between a service
station and a.Brewer's Retail outlet.
Hardly the spot for the would-be
_--de.Eo•rurn-of the -Huron County .BA.ar'.d.,.of
Education bui Idi•hg.
We took time out this week to visit
the; present Huron County Board of '
Education offices in the nurses'
residence adjacent,to CI inion Public
Hospital. We saw the plans for the
renovation of the newly acquired
premises and we suggest that county
taxpayers who are in doubt about the
new building should do the same.
Director of Education D.J.
Cochrane explained that the $198,000
price contracted with James Hayman
Construction 'Limite'd was' for all
renovations to the bui 'ding—including
landscapingind .paved parking for 47
cars. He showed us the plans for
Offices .for alI administrative
personnel, the board room, the staff ,.
meeting room, the students' services
quarters, the new audio-visual centre.
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He pointed -oma -where add•i�ional •s
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could benfound-if it became necessary.
Most important, of course, D.J.
Cochrane told us that :the, cost of
renovating this existing building was
about$100.,000 less than the price of a
new bui !ding as proposed to the board
by another interest...and he suggested,
this fact alone should be attractive to'
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Huron County taxpayers. .
Aside. from all this, the new board
office'wi II: remove from the 1.117lub of
Huron County"' a' sight which Leaves
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the impression that Huron'County and -
or Clinton is dying on its feet. The
former Par -Knit Hosierybuild:ing has
stood vacant for sometime and its''
boarded -up windows and doors on the
main thoroughfare did not inspire the
desired effect upon Huron's visitors.'
For all these reasons therefore, 'we
would say that Huron County residents
should commend the Huron. County
Board of Education for their vision in
this mater and for thieir,continuin
efforts to economize.
'We are not,, however.,, as satisfied
----with the method by which the decision
for the new bu i !ding was, made, and we
suggestthis maybe one of the reasons
the taxpayer who visited our office
was irate. We are sorry that the
subject of office accommodation was
notdiscussed in a more open fashion
and we regret that board members
still find itnecessary to work behind
closeddoorson issues such as office
- accommodation which is, of course, a
•matter of wide -spread public interest,
"If we believe in,tourism, let's go
after it,." says one tourist official. "If
not, let's .get out of the business."
• The chal Lenge, Jean Danard reports,
in TheFinancial Post, is. offered as
Canada's,. pri ine vacation , season
nears, and as tourist operatorsand
government -authorities, view it with"
hope—and not without problems..
These problems • range ' from the
relatively high .cost of transportation
in Canada„ compared with overseas
• travel, through the shortage of
medium -price accommodation,, to the •
obvious need for an overall guidebook
'for Canadian attractions, and a rating
of hotels and restaurants.
The Financial Post says that travel
in' Canada by -nonresidents is a big
foreign exchange earner, equal .. to
about6 per cent to 7 per cent of total
export revenues,
- In 1971, preliminary :figures
indicate that tourism brought in a total
of .$1,296 mni lfiorrfrom nonresident
vsitors. Canadians travelling
abroad, • • however, spent $1,497
million—Tor a total travel trade
deficite of $201 million. 4 •
Off and
running
its' unfortunate that. euer...one . in
N n
South uron was not in attendance at " d
Friday. night's .campaign kickoff
dinner sponsored by the •Association
for .the Mentally Retarded.
If -that had been the case, the entire
$90,000 would probably have been.
subscribed the following day. Such
was the enthusiasm generated by the
'kickoff.
The'nee was made amply clear and
some of .the personal experiences
,cited by a couple of the speakers had"
several i n. the audience fighting _back
tears. • • '
Susan Hemingway, a little student at ,
theretar-dells .hoo.l.rtnuched eve.. yone_
with her cheerleading act and left no
doubt about what can be done for.these
youngsters when the opportunity is
provided.
That opportunity can be provided by
YOU. As the Hon. C. S. MacNaughton
urged, give through your heart.
—Exeter Times -Advocate
Tonchirig
An unusual and touching telephone
call was received lasf ,week by the
editorial -staff of the Signal -Star. It
was from a man who had ,mourned at
;the side of two caskets in a Toronto
area funeral home where a -pair of
Keeping it clean
With
In Ottawa, the Bank of Canada
burns about 25 tons- of "dirty,' used
paper money every month,.
The Federal Reserve B'ank in
Dallas, Texas, is ,trying` to cut
down on waste and air pollution by
recycling. its paper money into
•b+uilding materials,
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But Canad'a's'iftonev maCers,
while they arenterested, are not
yet ready for recycling. Security
is the main consideration, they
say, and nothing is as„safe s
burning.'
Similarly, the RCMP --insist on
incineration for the classified .
secret papers they have fo
destroy. I don't know what (heir •
Canada -wide load is, but their•
Toronto offices- burn about $0
pounds of paper a day.
You can't really argue about •
incineration when it involves the
preservation „, of • Canada's.
economy or National security.
But generally speaking,
incineration is not .the ideal
answers to our cities' garbage
disposal problem. It's expensive
and;' incinerators need careful
design and efficient controls to
minimize our pollution.
On the other hand, burying
waste,, while it is generally,
cheaper, presents problems of its
own. It has to be away from •
homes.,Nobody wants a dump or a
landfilt scheme for •a neighbor,
And' in the imm-edict-e
neighborhood of a growing city
there aren't that many low ;cost
landfill sites that will , not
contaminate ground water or
• streams. '
So recycling—finding`some•us,e
for the half ton of garbage each of
us throws away every year—
seerins like the only real solution.'
You could say that Kitchener
teenaged boys lay at rest. They were :-
Edward and John Thorneloe.
Our caller revealed.he had 'stood in
line to get info the funeral home. He
reported thousands of people had fi led
through that saddened place to offer
sympathy to the- grieving parents,
Rev. and Mrs. Wi 1.1 i'ar Thorn'eloe only
to receive from Rev. "and Mrs.
Thorneloe- an intense message of
comfort to cheer 'their own lives.
"I want them (the .Thorneloes) to
know how many people thought it was
wonderful," our caller stated.
Weare humbled to tell this side of a
tragedy unusual though it maybe for a
newspaper to do so.
tCijt geobertt1j
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Bill Dodds
set up a'recycling project when it
decided to build a 110 -foot ski hill
from the city's waste. That's
reusing garbage: •
But Kitchener can't use
household garbage or waste that'
decays in the'hi'll, because decay'
genetes heat and there would be
,littl'e rapoint in a ski hill thafrielfs`
all'•the snow that lands on it,•
The trouble is that garbage is'
so many things -kitchen wastes.'
wood, paper, glass., cans, that it
has to be sorted to be recycled,
• Most recycling 'projects now
under way involve volunteer labor
and • rely on' the householder to
sort his own Waste. They have met'
• with varying degrees of success.
Mechanical grinders and
sorters: while they are steadily
improving, are still not to the
...stage where they are completely
reliable.
But a lot of development work is
being done and there's a bright
fiatuie for i yclirte,ifthis and a
few other, stumbling blocks are
overcome.
Paper can be used to make new
paper, card, pressed hoard and
other products. • •
Glass'can he re -used or turned
into paving material or -building
blocks. '
Metals ,,can be re:lased, and to
some extent are recycled.
And the organic' waste that
remains has countless potential
uses. It has been used as compost
and experimental uses include the
production of natural gas,.. crude
oil, and animal fodder. •
The D•epartment•of the
E:nvlronment'•s ' Waste
Management, Branch• is keeping
abreast of'` these developments
with an' eye- to •• th;e future •of
garbage disposal. -
Photo by Carman
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LETTERS
bear Editor:
We received the copy of the
April 6.'1972 issue of the Signal
Star a few 'days ago: Although .
there was no indication of who
sent it. I suspect it was you. We
are ever so grateful to you, as the
article .certainly cleans up some
of the fo in our .family's history.
There are a number of
members of our family living in'
- California . now including my,
mother and three sisters as we'll
as 'my son and several others in
his generation. If you cduld have
about 10 mote cop of the April
SJ t o of the paper5 sent to me so I.
could give the other • family
members copies. I would be happy
to re-imburse''vou.
We ttlink often 'of our visit to
your pleasant town and our talk
with you. I will write Mr. Elliott in
appreciatio •of his fine job,
--Thanks-again.-
Harvey
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Harvey F• Hincks
To The-Edit-rr.
On , behalf of the' Goderich
Figure Skating Club. I wish to say
-Thank You" to the' staff of the
Signal Star.
Your co:operation •and
willingness to accommodate our
requests have. been. terrific.
covering Competitions. Carnival.
Skate,a-Thon,' ete.
To the Merchants' and
Industries of our town who make
our Carnival Programme
ppssible, wen -Thank You';.
I have enjoyed my two years'•as
Publicity Chairman, and working
with Shirley and Ron, has made
my.duties a pleasure. •
Sincerely.
Ellen Jeffrey
Dear Editor;
On Wednesday Apnil 5, 1972,
during a rally for Stephen Lewis
at Brucefield, pamphlets were
'distributed. Although not signed.. Daylight Saving Time coining into
they were marked '" Published by effect. • '
Edward Bain, President .of The `Goderich -Dramatic Club
.Goderich' and District Labour _was set to make its debut at
Council." - MacKay Hall with a"production of
I would like the people of "The Bishop's Candlesticks.'
Goderich and district to know that.-r_=4Huron County Council passed
the political views expressed in another motion to effect the
the pamphlet were those of Mr, "purchase of more land to he put
Edward Bain and not the views of toward reforestation..
the Goderich•and-District Labour The Board of Trade discussed
-- Couneit the- possibility of pressing ,for.
Thank" you Postal delivery. for. the `t'bWriof
George Simons `. Goderich.
Recti di;;.-,,seu lar.y Captain Kirkwood brought the
' • first grain ship
"Soodoc" into•harbour. ' . 'r
A -newly organized nursery
'school :opened at MacKay Hall
with 20 youngsters turning up to
re'g4ster for the activities.
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70 YEARS AGO
. APRIL 27, 1902
As soon as the writ' for the
Provincial Election was received
the, boast of registi'ats of
manhood suffrage voters for the
town of Goderich said it would
meet to fix dates. for the
registration which must be held in
accordance'with the act.
Edward Dunn, son of James
Dunn of Goderich, . would be
representing Goderich as part of
theCanadtan force serving in the
British Army in South `Africa ,
doing the Boer campaign.
About 30 memtgi s of the Huron
Old Boys association in Toronto
met and agreed to 4.ccept the *-
invitation of •the 'Seaforth Town
Council to visit that community on
their annual excursion for 1902.
Mrs:- Hawkins, wife of the late
postmaster at Port Albert;' was
appointed, to her husband's
former position following his
death.
George Murray, an employee of
the Grand Trunk Railroad`
suffered minor injuries in an
accident at the G.T.R. yards' when
he was hit by a locomotive and
knocked down.
Angus McDonald, soil o.f.
Captain John McDonald of
Goderich, aft the..stbooner
Kolfage" when he fell from the
cross trees of the ship at
Windsor.
The first criminal charge in
more than seven months to come
before the • Goderich Police
Magistrate was a case against a
man named William Garter who,
. while drunk, broke into. a store
and stole a quantity of fruits and
candies.
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25 YEARS AGO
" APRIL 27, 1947,
A mass chest X-ray program
was being arranged for MacKay
hall as part of a special TB survey, •
• going on in Goderich.
The homes built by the Wartime
Housing corporation we.•e being,
gradually occupied with about 35
of the 50 constructed in Goderich
full.
. Rev, Orville P. Hossie was
named as the' special guest
speaker at North Stre'et United'.
Church for their aniversary
services.
--A11- - "the- com,mun.ities and
to.wnship4 in the district' were
turning their clocks ahead one
• hour to take advantage of the
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Right now, waste is a problem
and the aim is to minimize its
harmful effects -on the
environment -
But more and more it• is
beconling a.natural resource to be
used to benefit •all of us. •
It's only a matter of time.
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Dear Sirs: "' '
Mr. Robertson began sending a
courtesy copy of the paper away
back in 1920, I think, when we
were in China as members of the
China Inland Mission= -he had
known my wife personally. Her
interest never flagged through all
these years.
On the 21 of last month she was
suddenly taken to tie with the Lord
(2 Cor. 5:8 also Phi1.1:23). She
made her decision to receive the
Lord Jesus as her Saviour sixty
years agar and never turned back,
Will you kindly cancel
subscription to the paper.
Yours sincerely
George Booth
Fergus; Ontario
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This is. theformer,Par-Knit Hosiery building irt,Iitit6rl which will
become the offices of the Huron County Board of Education. The
building will be' completely revamped by the James Hayman
Construction company. f London and ready for occupancy at a cost
of $198,000. That price also.incIudes lartdscaping'and paved parking
o education°for Hurowl b. J.
Coc47 hrane, Qocording to the director f ,
fo chane, the only additional ogst to the board, will be for
' furnishings and draperies. The building has about 15,000 square
feet of usable space and there is additional area in the basement
which. could be , . i.
pressed into service at some later date ifextra room
is required. Although the discussions surrounding the site for the
new office were held in•committee•of•the•whole Cin camera) without
A the press present, it it undelrstood :thet the total board was in
agreement on the matter, (Clinton News -Record photo)
FIVE YEARS AGO
APRIL 27, 1967,
Industry Minister C. M. Drury
announced that he felt the Federal
and .Provincial Governments
were -nearing completion ofa deal
that effects the purchase of
Canadian Forces Base Centralia
by the Province of Ontario.
•_ Mrs, J. J, Nlcliale_addressed
the meeting ;of Huron County
Council in her capacity as a
consultant on matters dealing
with social • services for senior'
citizens. A •
John K. Sully; president of the
Dominion Road Machinery
Company in Goderich, was
elected second vice.president of
the Ontario Division of the
Canadian Manufacturers
Association.
Goderich Reeve Such battled
with county council over a
proposal to build a 'parking -lot in
part of the Court House park.
The board of directors of the
• college of . applied arts•t_and
'technology! for Area 14 met with
County council to' discuss a
possible college site. Observers
felt itpossible Huron would get a
college.
Archbishop H., H. Clark -of the
Anglican Church addressed
services at St. George's Church
in Goderich.
County council, in a close vote,
increased their allotment• for
expenses on meals from $5,00 to,
The Goderich Old Nome Week
plans for centennial celebrations
, were only saved after strong
arguments during town council's
regular session. A battle shaped
up'over locating a carnival on part
Of the square.
Cancer
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