The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-03-07, Page 3y,
"The Mill" manager George Biebersteine`r
'reception*desk of the recently, opened
Once a woollen mill, many pieces of the, weaving equipment
have been reinstituted in the docor, The clock, Yat the ex -
hotel
works
at
at
the
Benmiller.
Paint bids all in
treme right, was originally a, loom gear'arid it is offset by an
abacus -like mechanism which. was once part of the
machinery timing unit. The•wall. table below it is half a drirte
wheel.
Artistcompleting color schenies
In other business at Mon --
.day's meeting the committee.
_opened_gyp. bids,to.su py_pont
for the project and accepted the
lowest submitted by the Inter-
..national Paint „ Company (In-
terlux). Brown's Decor Center
of Godeilch is'ehe local In-
terlux'agent. The .accepted bid
will providethe company's'Itop
line latex paint at $7.25 per
The Action Committee of .the
Goderich Businessmen's
-Association,-,who" ha e, -,-.-been-
working on ''plans for a 'refur-
bishing of the local core area,
met at noon . on Tuesday tq
reviewsthe, first color scheme
sample's provided. by .Jim'
Marlatt of Green ,Gallery • in
Goderich.
Mr. Marlatt presented the
meeting with ,two elevations,
ohe showing the present color
make-up, and the second
showing a . proposed color
scheme. The' committee
questioned a number of the
proposals with regard to shades
of color and decorative work
but made no firm recommen-
dations for changes.
A . number of minor
:a-lterations -were- recommended...
but it was agreed that the mat-
ter should , not be pursued in
detail until the total proposal
was. presented and the overall
scPieme taken into con-
sideration when making
changes.
Mr.
Mr. Marlatt is expected to
finish ,.his color proposals,
within the next few weeks and
a public showing, will -then be
held to obtain citizen feedback
on the proposals. This infor-
mation would then be ,taken,
into consideration in making
any definite, alterations to the
presentation.
,across much of Canada,,.are in •through smaller outlets who joining• lounge for after dinner
Memories .or servicemen
.. t . . •
at ...atur d a�r: �s .symphony
.,,,
The London Symphony Orchestra in its ebncert* here on°
March r9 will bring back many memories to ez-service' men
who were in England during World War, II—
., As the orchestra strikes up the first notes Of Beethoven t ,
5th Symphony, 'memories of the B,;,B.C. the
to oc- ,,
cupied Europe which were prefaced by the very, same notes
will' be vivid indeed. The B.B.C. chose this call sign which
Became known as the Victory V signal as the same four
notes' are identical to., the "...-'2'
... sign for "V," `it tl e Morse
Code.
Did Beethoven use these four notes for his 5th Symphony ..
on purpose or was it pure coincidence? Five is'the Roman V!
Was it .also a coincidence that Samuel Morse also chose ...-
to represent the letter. V: in his famous code?
Beethoven died in 1827,..13 years before Morse .patented
the. telegraphy and the Morse Code.
•
•-••••-••-$4,000` worth of the products, moment, which officials feel
.'mostly Easter `bunnies ,and "'.•miry -be connected to products
well as consultants
an
on as
s rvices.
The highest bid came in at
410:95—per 'gall`on.
Officials say they have not
yet confirmed just .how much
paint will be required. That
decision can only be made after
it is determined how many
buildings will indeed' be pain,
' ted. _..
QAPIRICii SIGNAL. -STAR, THURSDAY, .MARCH 7, 197 AGE 41
Benmiller woollen mill
• In 1966, two year§ after those
famousblankets' stopped
roiling oft looms at , the Ben,
miller mill, former operator
Clyde (Gledhill opted ruefully, ' ficially open it will not trove.-,
"There ,is no place for a small into full swing unt,ilj late
mill these day§•" March. Workmen are `still in m
Although he was correct, m evidence throughout,. the com-,
.terms of competition and plex making those. last minute
economic pressures, 1974 touches to the decor.
proves such a mill still has a At -the • moment:' the inn is
place. That is if a mammoth capable of catering to overpight
remodelling project converts it guests dnly on the weekends
for use as a country inn. and the dining -room is open
Such is the story of the for- evenings, Tuesday through.
mer Gledhill woollen mill, Af .Sunday. April will bring�.in a
ter,two years of planning, con- full ° schedule including a
truction, . replanning,
decorating and designing "The
Mill." reopened to the . public
"Our liquor licence is expec- •
ted in the near future," Mr.
Biebersteinar explaps.
Althoi.igh the inn is now of.
businessmen's lunch, regular
• dining room hours and full ac- .
commodation.
and to a new way of ` life on Mrs. Mazzoleni terms the
Saturday. - decor she has selected for the
Inn manager G;ebrge Bieber- new hotel as '."re -cycled".
,steiner explains, "This is not a "•Everray time, we needed an
place of organized entertain- item I6 went out to the barn,
ment. It is for those who enjoy where we store all -the equip-
a ,rural atmosphere in comfort " merit taken out of the mill, and
and unique surroundings which found something suitable to re -
provide first class 'accom- cycle".
modation' and food." The lobby clock is reconstruc-
Jo-Anne Mazzoleni, who co- ted from a former mill gear and
• developed the project with her , a piece of timing mechanism
brother Peter Ivy, attempts to once used in the loom. The end
dispell'•the"feeling that the new Ltables are all former wheels,
hotel is strictly an exclusive floor lamps are constructed out
retreat for millionaires. of rriechanisms from the nearby
"It is a4retreat," she admits, c, grist mill and the -bar stools are
"but our rates are comparable seats taken from disused farni
to '.say a Holiday •Inn located machinery. A 'stairwell window
at Toronto." is even fashioned from what
"This place was designed for was once a huge wooden drive
people who would like to get " wheel.
Bad bunnies
Inspectors find problem
away for a weekend and walk
in the country and enjoy the
beautiful surroundings offered
by the Benmiller area."
Plans are. to stock the mill
stream with trout for the
guests, provide' hiking trails
.and walkways 'and even cross-
country ,skiing. 'Within the "next
year a swimming pool and, .ten-
nis cohrt will be' ad ed to the
com k ''acs. well.
' -Att resent the. inn . can
provide, accommodation l'or, 24
' guests' in 12 rooms. 'Those
rooms include singles, doubles
, and suites with a system which
can divide the third floor suites
into separate rooms;
"We catered to our first guest
last Sunday evening," Mrs.
Mazzoleni notes.
In the dining rciom, which
overlooks the bubbling mill
At its prime, in •'the early
years of this century, the
woollen mill boasted a crew of
10 men. In its new life the staff
Will surpass that. figure.
In addition to managers
George and Ingeborg .Biebew
• steiner there will be a staff of
"sixy.waitresses;-chamber, maids,
grounds keepers and.of course,
chef Kurt Rau....
Speaking of her chef Mrs.
Mazzoien-! is,...enthusiastic.
"Originally from Germany,,:
Kurt was at the faculty club i)f
'time ' University of A ��Toronto.-K.
bef7ire curbing, to work here.
He'�s-a tremendous -chef,..":
; After two years of planning
• and , work "The Mill". ,las
become • a reality but , work
won't stop„ Vet:
"We're presently building a
solarium at the back," Mrs.
""Over there, to the aides •-a,,.
wor1shop is being compiet
and we hope to start work on,
the grist mill by September"
When work is compete there
it, will add accoinm-odation for
another 50 people. A conference
room will also be provided as
will a' snack bar. The, main
The`”"Huron' County :Health its special effort to be sure the stream, 75 dinner guests can be Mazzoleni .,explains,' "Which
will < be an, annex to' the
Unit, like similar agencies chocolate is not being handled accommodated , with an ad -
the process of locating, all might not have received infor- relaxation.
chocolate products, in this area oration on the recall.
which have been manufactured • It -is suspected that the con -
by theRegentChocolate
on-bytheRegentChocolate firm at tamination resulted from infec-„
St. Hyacinthe, Quebec. - ted coco beans imported to
1,The products are suspected Canada. In many cases the in:
to be contaminated and con- fection' would have been killed'
sumption could result in in processing through heat, Mr.
Salmonella eastbourne McCaul •, explains, but •the.
poisoning, a type of food" Regent plant uses ' a cold
poisoning, molding, process which''does not
Chief Public Health Inspee- generate sufficient heatto ac-'
tor Jim McCaul notes that the .M. ,,complish this end.
investigation has not' been in ' There - is one case . of
vain either,' One local store is Salmonella eastbourne
presently in possession ,of ,,., poisoning in Huron at the
other Easter products. None of the company marketed at,
three products have been pt*i -Christmas. A recall was placed
on sale, however. on those items as well but went
A general company recall has into' effect after many of the_
been issued „ on • the products products had already been sold:
and the Health Unit is making
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i,o6• The Square
Goderich
. 624-8551
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jigs t one -
accident -
Goderich police report one ac
cident last week, There were
no injuries.
• On March 3, a car driven by
Kenneth Mullen, , 121 Elgirt
Ave. E„ collided with a vehicle
p
driven by. Douglas Nicholls, 84
Park St., on Bayfield Road
near Stonehouse Street.
Damage to the Mullen car
was $120 "and to the Nicholls
vehicle, $100.
Police report laying eight
charges under the Criminal.
Code: 31 under the Highway
Traffic Act; seven under the
• Liquor' Control Act; and one
charge for a bylaw violations
Legion draw
winner gets
;1358 prize
Ip the February drawing of
Branch 109, Rciyal Canadian
Legion, 50/50 club raffle Ed
Lee of Goderich took the top
money totaling $1358. }Tarry
Chisholm of R.R. 6 Goderich
wen second prize of $200 and
Gordon Overholt of Goderich
,'won the $100 third prize. -
Mrsf Ev .,Molland was also
presented with $100 for having
sold the winning ticket.
• Beginning with the March
draw the seller of the second
prize ticket wilt wiri $25 and
the third prize ticket seller wilt
•receive 810. `
John Fledour of i,oclerich
sold the most tickets for0 the
February drawr'r
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diningroom will txern,aits *hero
it is 'but the.,reword mill wilt
provide a breakfast service.
Ali so, ""The Mill"', construe.
ted Lay , Jeese'" rledhill to weave
blankets in 1877, has found
new' and wib>'ant { fptureer- Fors
that matter perhaps Benmiller
has as well.
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