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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-01-18, Page 1For ther first time in 15 years, Charlie MacNaughton will be able to make this a common oc- currence as he lots his hair down after serving both the people of Ontario and the Huron riding. He announced, his retirement last week from his cabinet post and Huron seat In the legislature after serving a record nine portfolios. Shown with Mr. MacNaughton in thotir Exeter home, is his wife Adeline; tar whom he has been married nearly 40 years. (News - Record photo) By Jim Fitzgerald After serving Huron County and the people of Ontario for more than 14 years,` Charles Steel MacNaughton r;esigned... from the Ontario Cabinet and his seat in the Ontario Legislature last Friday. Mr, MacNaughton, +ar Charlie as he was affectionately ..known,,,,„t,2. q ousandp of Huron riding constituents, Baia Lhe'- reasons he stepped out of his post as provincial treasurer and 11 spend with my wife and family." John White, MPP for London South, was named'Monday to fill the vacated post. Premier William Davis said that a by- election will likely be called I and it is ex ected that short .y p candidates .for both' 'the Progressive Conservative party and Liberal, party will be picked soon. The NDP have not indicated, whether they will take 'a run, at the seat. Charlie MacNaughton, 61, first carriest the.Tory .banner to Toronto in a '1958 by-election after the death of Tem ,Pryde. He was re-elected in 1959, 1963, 1967 and_ 1971. He set the record for Ontario by being named 10 nine port- folios, including highway, revenue, treasurer, trartspat;- Cation and communications, chairman" of ' management board and minister of in- ' tergovernmental- affair and economics. He first came to Huron County in 1944 when he came to work for Hubert Jones and. partnerineventually became a, that seed busi' es In' 1955 he president (continuedbe. ta on page 14) minister of economics and in- tergovernmental - affairs was. because "I now feel I have com- pleted- the Major objectives I set for myself in provincial af- fairs and I want more time to In his last statement ,tlefore relinquishing his duties as Treasurer •ok Ontario and MPP for Huron, the Honourable Charles MacNaugtton•annecrn - ced last week • that two more operations- ._ Huron County firms wii1 .- •.l'he ,., Dominion Road receive Ontario Development Machinery- Company, Limited, Corporation loans totalling Goderich,• has been granted a $715,000 to ,expand their performance loan of $100,000 and a term loan ( $525,000 to build a new plant in Goderich Industrial Park and expand present manufacturing facilities on Maitland Road. The i om- pariy's expansion program is expected to cost over $1.6 million..` J.F. Farm Machinery: Limited, Exeter, will receive a $90,000 performance loan .toward the cost of a-20,000 sq. ft - addition. The firm plans to manufacture a number of equipment lines which it has been importing from both the U.S. and Europe. Dominion Road Machinery is the largest . manufacturer of road graders in Canada and • has substantially increased ex- port sales' over . the past few 126 YEAR ` 3 THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1973 ar k vision is ``required for • What is termed "toe- rigid terms governing mobile homes in Huron County's proposed Official Plan was part of the reason that the matter was referred back to the planning board for. more study. As well, members of county council did not approve of the terms in' the plan concerning land division policies:'; As far as mobile, homes are concerned, ' it was 'pointed out by members of council that ac- cording to the plan mobile homes located in urban areas in the county (there are about. 52- of these including sortie in rural- municipalities) must be ' located` in mobile hdtr+e parks,,,,. ln..•a-.strictly _,agrttgltural area, of! course; mobile homes-•al:6' permitted ' providing the oc- cupants of the mobile`bome are in agriculturally related fields: County Planning Director Gary Davidson 'Said that in his view, it would be possible 'to dispense with the section which demands -that mobile homes be on "municipal water and sewerage" . but that 'until more detailed secondary plans are prepared reflecting local situation, the mobile home P pro '4,„ general guidance' . "Problems _ arise ,from ser- vicing, assessment provisions .and visual appearance," said Davidson. "Only two municipalities 'in Huron County, Seaforth and Exeter, have effective guidelines regar- ding the location and servicing of mobile homes." "Trailers are a big industry in Huron County and don't forget if," Reeve Jack •McCut- cheon of Brussels told council. "If it is legal to build these things then it must be legal to put them someplace," stated Reeve Ev. "Mcllwain, Goderich Township. r �` Reeve Anson McKinley, was (continued on. page, 14) years. To replace parts previously supplied by another manufacturer, the company will set up a highly technical operation to produce tran- smission gear sets for its own, • u"se and for sale to other users. The company is a major em- ployer' in Goderich and the ex- pansion is expected to provide • employment for an additional sightly •people during the next' two years. J.F. • Farm Machinery distributes farm implements and_ equipment and will' begin manufacturingforage boxes .,:and " safety tractor cabs in its new premises. Production will substantially replace present imports and provide exports t•o overseas markets. The plant.,will employ ''' ten people in its first operating year and this figure is expected to rise to twenty-eight in four years. tin notum .er � c mut.urn bfor ou The town police report that a.m., a vehicle driven by Mark there have been a number of A. Culbert of 49 'West Street, complaints registered' with was about to proceed west on them about children grabbing . Elgin Avenue but failed to car and truck bumpers and make the curve Worn Toronto sliding along behind them. Street .onto Elgin. " ' Police say that most of the The vehid : slid- off the. road children doing thisareold and collided with a tree. enough to know better.' are. Damage to the car was estimated at $800. Mr. Culbert • escaped with- minor bruises. The Goderich Lions Club met last Thursday night,' January 11, at the Hotel Bedford to inaugurate five new members. The Lions Club District Governor, Ellwood Tucker was on -°-hand-for the. proceedings: Pictured above from left lo right are new members Ed Giesbrecht, Al Leggatt, Morris Jelly; Chairman of the Membership Committee Ralph'Neville, Club President Tim Elliott, District Governor from Kitchener Ellwood Tucker and new members Bob 'Cuncic' and Bill Car- ter. The ne members were presented with lapel pins -and a bookletdcribing Lions Club activities. (staff photo) M. G. F. Mills, M.D., D.P.H., Medical Officer o"rHealth, county of- Huron. , province. -However, this is clinically the same as any other influenza • that has been perienced before with - There have been frequent rate of . sickness, that requests particularly in the last.-- bidity, and a low rate two weeks for information on tality. - the influenza ` situation One question throughout the Province of On- . tly, asked tario and particularly within the County of Huron. In order.to provide , the The local branch of the ' general public with current in - Huron Unit -'of the -Cancer formation, the . following Society will have .r Sheila statement from Dr. S. E. John - McKinnon, service to patients son, .Director, Epidemiology co-ordinator for the Ontario Service, Ontario , Ministry of Cancer Society as it"s speaker .Health: next Thursday evening, "Province -wide, based on of selected population .January 25 at '8 p.m. in thereports basement of Knox Presbyterian samples from 20 health units, Church. '' absenteeism due' to influenza - All interested Persons are like illness is:..above10_per cent 'welcome to attend and, to -hear in two widely separated areas. this woman who devoted a Several other areas had absen- great deal of time to cancer suf- teeism above 9 per cent . ferers from all walks of. life. Industry and hospital staff absenteeism average 11 per cent and 3.3 per cent, but in - Select committeedividual groups report (Ibsen- ' , �o��At� to GD , teeism ranging from .8 percent • to a high of 7.4 per cent. During the ,week ending MoadaJan, 22 January 9th the Central �i- Laboratory, Ministry of Health, The- Ontario G"over"nment's- reported 15 more isolates of the Select Committee on Motorized A/England/42/72 strain. This Sno Vehicles and All Terrain brings the total isolations of will *. be holding a- this strain to date to 31. The hearing in Goderich Monday specirnens fromm--.which- these ..evening, January. 22 - in isolations were made were ob- taoderich District Collegiate In- tained from both children :and_ stitute at 7 pm. adults from several areas in the It will give Goderich and. province - Metro Toronto, Ot area residentsan opportunity tawa, Kingston, Brantford, to air their views concerning Orillia and Parry Sound. these machines and to present"Thus, it would appear that the AInglandl42172strain w- is petitions concerning them. • y �.. y_Y he 'andel disseminated in t The students environmental - �- • - =- preservation group ,from GDCi, province: • Natura is expected to present a From. this statement, then, .gerition i to lint). : Alex .'A ,Enfclacan se that the influenza d" strain is `indeed Carruther_.(PC Durham) who is chairman of the committee ,widely spread throughout the 1 that is frequen- at the.Health Unit is concerning - the immunization injections Tor the influenza. It should be fully understood that in order to 'have protection from this particular strain of influenza, one must 'have had the prescribed series of two initial at eight week vaccine injections the intervals taining the A/England/42/72 strait}, and that this should have been'done in the early fall or at least at sometime prior to now in -order that' the body would have an opportunity to build up an immunity toward the influenza virus. There is tie protection afforded by ` having the vaccination at the. first sign of illness or at the first time of contact with an influenza• patient. The thing to remember at this time with, the influenza already present amongst us is_ that general measure.-of1ood 'continues on page 14 children don't 'seem 'to realize that the moving vehicle could stop at any moment and, they could very easily slide under it and, ,,be seriously- injured. • Police urge parents to stress to their children the dangers ,of this practice. Night -School to' have new . a mail truck driven by. Michele W Wark, principal of M. Lassaline of 27 Napier ' Night School at GDCI, announ- Street-, was backing. up and ted this week that a' new struck .14 year aid Keith course, Knit. and Sxretch McLean of 204 Gibbons Street. Sewing will begin next Thur - Miss Lassaline had just Sday, January 25 and continue made a pickup and had noticed for 10 weeks. children hanging on to the.back of the truck, anticipating a, tree _ -Instructor' for -the course ;will- ride. Expecting they.: h,ad "be Mrs: Marilyn Bruinsma who moved after she had gotten -into is also teaching intermediate the 'truck, Miss Lassaline ' sewing at th , .present---rrii'ht""`"` proceeded to back up. ' sch ol:'-"" --" " Cost for the course is $5 and The McLean boy ,had. not"fi t "interested' persons may register go and as a resuitwas hit by t at the school either by•dropping thetruck.--4 was' fortunate in by in person or telephoning —`only receiving some fractured Mr. Wark during regular day ribs. school or night school hours. On , January 15, about 1:20. There's nothing too unusual a - 1urin 'th-e-winter months, It find a fellow who plans` fhe family al otrt'going south s j,even too unusual to, working vacation and takes to help him "'mix business and pleasure. Eut w ''en a --fellow plans' -a working vacation for the entire family, that's unusual ....especially when the working vacation turns out to ,be one which has no reward but satisfaction for a job well done. Don McMillan, his wife- Shirley, and the couple's three children, son Ernie and daughters Eleanor and Elizabeth, are 'planning just such- a working vacation. They leave Goderich . Saturday to drive to Florida where' tivy will join , American Evangelist John Woodhou4e for a-- tour of crusades for Christ in The Sunshine State and the West Indies. ' The McMillan,s met John Woodhouse when he was in .Goderich during the past summer. The.evangelist ' later honored the musical McMillans by inviting them td join a three week tour commencing Friday, January 26 in Albright Church, St. Petersburg, and carrying •-----them-to,Miami,.the_Bahamas, •Jamaica, Haiti, Spanish Wells Island and other points in the West Indies. Excitement began to- mount last fall for the family when initial plans were laid for the winter holiday tour. The children had to arrange for time away fro, school. Ernie, 15, is a grade 10 student at Goderich District Collegiate Institute. Eleanor, 13, is in Grade 8 at Roberton Memorial School and Elizabeth is a grade 4 student there. Don McMillan is a •Public Utilities Commission em- ployee and is using his vacation time for this impor- tant jaunt. Mrg. McMillan, a memlpr of The Treble Singers and a -sometime actresivith Goderich Little Theatre, has been busy for the past few weeks packing .bags, co- ordinating the family's on-the-roa•d and off-dut`v•war- drobe and attending to last minute details necessary for the journey. ---ability--of'the .McMill a ns has been on mu4i The ca'1 display in Goderich and area for many years now. All of the McMillans are members of Goderich Laketown Band 'and few Goderich citizens have not seen'. the - smallest McMillan, Elizabeth, parading with the local brass hand since a very early age. During the, past. three years, the family has been ac- tive, playing on religious programs via Barrie- and Wingham TV. They are, always in 'demand locally, especially at church services in and around Goderich. The -family seldom turns down an otter to perform -and is highly respected for its service to •the community. The talented McMillan group provides a varied program. Father Don who plays trombone and mother Shirley who plays clarinet, saxophone and piano, .sometime combine in vocal duets. Son Ernie plays lead trumpet. Eleanor plays clarinet and" saxophone and Elizabeth plays second trumpet. In addition to all her other duties, Mrs. McMillan is the music arranger for the family. For the past year and , a half, Frank Bissett of .Goderich has been the family's piano accompanist, Regretfully, Mr. Bissett will be unable to make the tour with his friends'hut along with all the McMillan friends and admirers, will be wishing them bon voyage' and God speed this weekend.. •