The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-07-25, Page 21 •
l AO ; •- GODEHtCH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, ;JULY 2$, 1974
Those persons who, think traffic jams •
applyY
onlyt0
big cities should travel
Highway ° 21 from the southern Limits of
the municipality to the first set'of traffic
lights any day of the week. It won't take,
long td discover that traffic tie-ups are a
n_.,real..and, everyday headache for the
citizens right here in the Prettiest Town
in Canada. • „
Line-ups of cars, trucks, campers and
assorted' vehicles ` are posing a real
problem at. the intersection of Bayfield
`Road and'Britannia Rad. Last week, for
instance, one resident of the east gide of
Bayfield • Road ,just south of Britannia
Road,.,was approaching' his driveway
from the north and had to, travel to the
end of the Zine -up (about the -first block),
swing into a driveway and proceed north
again along the shoulder to get into his
own lane. A difficultkdangerous and in-
furiating detour for the noon break.
Yes, a traffic problem is building up
from the' .southern approaches' to
Goderich., Summer _time tourist travel
adds -to, the' confusion, but there is little.
doubtthat the bottleneck created by the
short jog in Highway 21 is:going to be a
future dilemma for traffic officjals in this
',town now that Industrial Park is coming
alive. And what ,if a shopping plaza -to
the south of town becomes arealit ?
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Much ot the problem may be
eliminated by' the new stop sign
arrangement which has been suggested
by a recent traffic analysis. If the change
is approved by council, it would make
Britannia Road a through street while
-traffic from the north on Highway 21
(Victorla Street) would be required to
1 stop before entering" Britannia Road.
Whether or not tr4s would touch off a
new,problemwin'anotjler spot remains to
be seen. N
"TheJo,ng-term solutionlio the problem.
may be a Major road alteYatidn or even a
bypass • '. and there's smeg hope of this
being done in the immediate future.
•Likely it is just another'of those
. growing pains for Goderi. h ,a
municipality with the dubious dist'nction
of being the fastest expanding to . n in
, Huron. fsidents will probably be for ed
to grit their 'teet'h`and bear the inco
venience of rush-hour muddles for a
while yet.
Somewhere in the interval though, the
traffic division of town council- Must take
a serious look at •thisL'"sittlation:It never
' hurts . . • and it could help. ,
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...Since this newspaper has , and `women
be interested in••the preset,- . nic•
vati of the • •former Huron Pal Patterson is •a ':special
Count Jailsince word was.. fellow, whom • the `.Stgti'al-Star
first r ceived that , Huron N, does" riot' like to let down• It is
-County o -until w -as con-. through Pat --Patterson that the
sidering rip ing at the exercise Kinsmen have for the past, 25'
yards_ to make way for an ad- years - entertained the senior
dition to the a• sessment Wfice -citizens of the area. The Signal-..
next:door, •i't»;is ost gratifying Star recognises this e, n -
to learn^that things are going so tribution to the comrnunity And
well at ;the site, now ne.,:ofthe,- •is•' •sincerely sorry for the., lot
area's foremost tourist aurae- pictures,- •
ticin's:•
.-LJp4vard of • '2,000 p OA .S
ople Publisher Ohrier has
have .'toured the former jail. t.ti pointed out -an, item ,from The
date and according;. t`s Michigan l'jess Association-
• spokeSmen,- all seem entirely`' Confidential. Bulletin which
content to. Poke,: through , the• •mphasizes . the stiff • increases
dark and dingy prernises.whrch •• i the price of newsprint to the
once housed 'prisoners from all prit tern . of the 'world. •,
walks of fife and responsible for Th. • article deserv.eS
all .man.ner . of 'crimes. There';: ' repeat! g here:•
little doubt about it. People . "Despi e a price int•rease- ,of
,have a,• morbid ,curiosity about 2fi rperc•ent or'..more`'during 'the
such•things - and .are .willing- to last leve month~,,,, ' the
pay'• to. satisfy that , curiosity. ' - newsprint' sup ply looks no' het-
' Much of the' `credit for the • ter,• ., • • • .
success ' of the jail' project, of r; "Ware faced with a con-
course, - must go to ..the. tinuie ng tight .vsitua''oh for the
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- dedicated ad - determined next two to..four •ve. s,-" -says
' pen* • when have. worked so Edwin Locke Jr., pres' ent, of
_ha-rd...••to" :Mak-e-, thisd -tourist the America -n, Paper Inti i-tute•
'facility reality. It is. true that ' According to the API,, there are
many more ,.y,Tars of planning. few plans for nev.t:milis, thou
and service will he involved to plans for',two in the U.S. were
. keep the jail'ti-vi.ta•l-•a- traction -announced ' rec'ently. As, `much
•hut 'with- the early hurdles ser paper' aS• possible- hati sheen
easily surmounted, the future
-seems less ominous•than hefore.
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. Huron County is indeed for-
- tunate ton have two such. fine
showpieces as `the.. jail and
•. Hu,ron- County.' Pioneer'
Museum•,4.UnfOrturrat6ly, it •
seem~' that._visitors to - this
county see and, appreciate' these'
who 'attend the.pic-
., facilities more than Huron's
It .seems like an ay,puaf appeal, but ,for a' generation addicted to hotdogs, own residents. ,
once .again this fall Goderich,is in need, ,
btjr�s and french fries! .' Pr-cibakr•l;v • if a dcior�tc�-,to
ham �.
of 4-1-1 leaders. According to • _Mrs." .. And 4-H courses offer something else survey was' done'Per:the`('•Own of
Maureen Elliott, who led the, last club in much. Tess tangible than experience and " Goderic•h alone, fewer than 25'
percent of the local ,ci'tizens-
town, there are enough •interested•, girls -knowledge. They hold out friendships ,have '"ever 'set font in the
here to form • t•wo Iarge.,homemaking that• are lasting .and meattiingfuI,, They' museum on North. Street.
clubs• All that. is 'required is. Ieaiders .nurture understanding.' They °guarantee .' That's trio bad for'tcnrr•ists will
Women ;with or without ' a 4-H memories, tell You the Huron ('aunty
Pioneer Museum.. is One of the .
background_ who like to work ,yvith the 4-H leader is the key,persorvfor a ' finest collectionti of heritage to
teenage girls and can afford a couple ofgroup o`f eager kids, who want to par- he found in miles and miles•
days in August to attend: 'a training tioipate in wholesome activity. Surely, They •will also admit that 'to'
'School ;in Clinton. G the town of Goderidh•', can produce truly app'rec'iate the Pioneer
enough interested concerned women to- Museum; it takes -more than'
- The 4-H, courses for girls of age 12._ lead an eight-week course which:vi1l'be , ,one `�a`'; ohf me vithe ewing•
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„and up .ire tremendous opportunities fQr of as�much,benefit to them as to the girls ,Gciderii•h and of Hut.Isrc'petnii6pltnrenotyf
learning .experienoes• which will prepare • they serve. . il ` ' µ, got uW, off their butts and
young.,ladies for a multitude of careers If Vcu are interested iti this: type' of ' ' toured the-tountys rriu'eum as •-
in'the future. The upcoming club -will be . volunteer 'Wo'rk - or know "of' someone well, •' the former jail• Call it a
•a cookingclub-and will feature cuisine.' who . is b weekend• for remembering: -Gall
- please'" ;telepho`ne Maureen it nothing at ail.-•I.3ut nThke the
from. arounct'the viVorld. Imagine how -that . ,'Elliott at 524-6503 after 3:30 any' after- effort to seewhat's larch ided
kind.' Cif , first-hand experience would be ro • 4noon. She'll tell' you of the joys"•of giving ,for 9oia ro •enjoy right in your
helpful to girls of this modern-day., fast-. , , time to such a project. She'll be 'happy to ' own :co.mri;u,rlity. You may he
moving society! Think of the adventure - hear from you. �"'rl'r'sed .Y
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u'ai ,, 2� n ROBE t�T Ci. SH!?IEr#•--prAsidertt sad publisher
TELEPHONE 524=8331 SHIRLEY J. KELLea--=editor ' "
• area cote 519 r SILL DlMMIGIC—editorial start i
a Mailing Address; JEPP ��BYitnrial ,f.�=aldv�rtim�eiager fsing :
P.O. SOX '220, •Gaderich, EDWARD
ottid cuss rhail radlitltallon nurnbe`r,-4715 „ DAVE RAiviLLjAIVIIS--advarti+ ing representative
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Several films taken this 'past'
'.week n ti' Signai•-Staor
photographers yjelcted only
blank frames when they were
developed this' •t eek• Among
the events which would bave
been covered on: these roll's; of
filen Wats the- Ootugenaria n Piz'-' t
nic sponsored by the Goderich
Kinsmen and•'convened. by Pat
Patterson. • -
To apologize to- Pat Patter-.
t44411 i' a.bc ut all .thfflt_,c:arl;,be
done - but it does ncit-seem like^
enough. Pat Patterson puts hiss:.
whole heart and soul into the
or"gani•.ation• Of that Oc-
'togenarian `Picnic• and for, the
sakfe of the wonderful seniors
who ',attend •+each vear, Pat
always*Arranges -for newspaper
Overage. If the 'pictures and
stories do riot appear',° Pat is not
only disappointed himself - he
roust• also- listed to the disi1l>-
pointed complaints 'of t he men
75 YEARS AGO
The . Globe has a special
• corresp inde'rrt, . travelling
through W:eStern Ontario. and
writing up crop prospects .in, the
variou1W districts which he
visits. The" opening paragraph "
of his letter from• 4.,olandon last '
` week was as_ follows, "A careful
'enquiry madetri,
various
.
parts
of Perth, Huron and Middlese x
counties regarding the con- ,.
ditions of the crow and the far- •
niers' prospects meets with the '
most encouraging answers.
Whatever may be the state of
affairs in other parts 'of On-
tario, owing to adverse weather
conditions either in summer or
winter, there is no
discouragement here and the
fa ers have unusually bright
pro cts."
Ge rge Fowler, late of
Wingh m, has commenced
business in the blaclrsmithing
line in ,out, suburb 'across the
river. The W`i'nlgham Times says
.of the new rrival: George ,.
Fowler, ,who ha been working
at Wm. Holme' blacksmith
shop for years has. rchased'a -
blacksmith 'shop in oderich
and left for that town t 's week
to take possession.of the ame=
Mr". Fowler is a splendid -w k
man and a young man Who w
very popular with all who knew.
hi His many friends here will �.
In irOia, schools are unable to m
get textbooks; .i rt England; the wish him ev°ery: success in his z
shortage was given as the business venture in the county
for osing, town. -
breakreason newspaperscl, 'three Beaver -
The mortality among the
canines reached its greatest
heights during the, past week
I• when dogs'belonging to Wm.
, Oostie, E. C. Belcher, James
q • Fritzley,. Captain 'Dan McKay,
Wm. Platt, Will Craigie . and
r Dan McLeod and we know not
how many other succumbed•'It
° has been suggested that
possibly poisoning :is not :the
tobe frankly sentimental. ,An•
cause of all these deaths, -but
that the dogs are the victims of
event I was fortunate enough;'to" , some epidemic. Likely 'enough
witness last -Week made me feel
Dear Editor: that way• ' they have been drinking the "
With regard' to last' weeks I spent three days in the local town water,.
edition ,ofp the Signal,Star, •-I hospital where I shared a room 50 YEARS AGO
would like to apologize to Mrs. with,a very pleasant and' char -
Mary Van RooV.'Her name ap- ming lady jn her seventies who Arrangements. have been
• eared` under' . my holo ra ' h was ecoverin made for turning the water on
P i? g pa .r ,,from. major at the agricultural' ounds for
-with the Playground Leaders. I" surgery: Last Thursday was her, . �.
, realize this was a' great insult! husband's 84th'birthday He the horses here for the races. •,.'�
Master Donald, Muriso•n its h
to Mary. 1 hope that she will (visited her daily. My.roommate q
succeeded in obtaining .honors
accept -my ,humblest apologies. was deeply saddened that' in
r " .Sincerely, ' their more than 40 years of in :the recent examination sof
.lane Smith. marriage it -was, the.first' time the Toronto Conservatory of
she' could not.prepare a birth- Music which was held inClin
ton this:,year• This is his second Fr
1urseswil'/iYiL day party for him. year,• examination being the
' It was 'such a lovely .surprise" Elementary. He is the student
party' when during', the afternoon
of Miss M. Middleton.
Dear Editor: visiting flours the whole sgroup Bandmaster Hiltz; who 'ha
of., our floor nurses • came in
s
One of ,theadvane ofget- carrying a decorated birthdaybeen spending 'a few days. in
t +g olderuis that one can afford A Goderich, is returning to his"
(Continued on page :3) • home in Truro, Nova Scotia"'on •
• Friday, A . very special
`.Salvation meeting'rs'�eo be con -
.ducted in the local 'hall • on
' a Thursday, "July 2'4 by°Staff Ca
�• • ' ..tain • .Turner"and ••.Cadet
'Sergeant Russel'• The• three '
visiting officers are attached to
the training garrison in
sr p Toronto" '`
' q William Ch ries Oliver
Allison, 23, was drowned Mon-
d• day at Piper's Dam• He •and- his
"• § younger brother: and others
were picnicing' and' the boys
€ ° went swimming Will must-
havegot into a deep holeand
some of,the party noticed and
help, wasgiven to get 'him out
' s m when they noticed that the
other brother was. in"a worse
x3 -° plight. The pond was dragged
most of the night to recover the
body....
' b A by-law is to.be'
voted :Pon
this Thursday concerning the
,4 term of concessions given to the
Goderjich Salt Coin' an Ai�d
•,_.���' y`.". • u ,,.;�¢� dam.:,: ' •, �
;s; k to be given the company by rccvay
°. nrr " i ° 3 , •. ti. of , exemption, from taxes' and
supply ,of electric power'
nece nary for its purposes,
withau charge, but not in any
gip, y eveptoto ceed 12 horsepower.
squeezed from existing plants
for a long time, and any break-
down:; wrll'reduce production.
!"Bad as it is in. the U.S.,
other countries are 'hit harder.
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5 YEARS AGO .•
The seventh anrtual,Art Mart
and --Sidewalk Sal days ' con-
cluded
in Goderich last Satur- -
day with results atnong the best
yet. Exhibitors -of Arts. nd
crafts had increased in nuI'n
bets this year andthe first class •�
weather throughout the three '
day event is • credited with'
•making attendance better' than
expected• People were here'
from as far away as Detroit and
Toronto with displays - of
everything from first class pain-
•tings•, to plastie"jewelry and
,palm tr"ee,cgnes,
On Sunday, August 3, 1969,
an historic plaque will be un-
veilea at Coburg- and
Lighthouse Streets, Goderich,
.commemorating the Great
Storni of 1913. The plaque is
one of a shies being, erected'
across theprovince by' ,the
Depar•tiiaent' of Public Records
and Archives, acting on the ati-
vice of the Archaeological and
Histoiric Sites':Board of On- '•
tario.
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