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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-12-19, Page 1Phil Evans fund p0.? to g�od use. It will soon be one year since the Phil''Evans Memorial Fund was set up by' the Goderich Minor Hockey -Association, the money to be used to develop protective hockey equipment which would prevent the likelihoodf future serious hockey accidents. Phil Evans was ,a young Goderich hockey player who died. in a tragic accident while taking part in a game in Clin- ton last January. The fund was begun in his honor and was' widely supported by many Goderich citizens. Dr. Jim Peters of the Goderich Minor 'Hockey Association this week feceived a letter from Dr. Don Hayes, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Human Kinetics and Leisure Studies, Department of Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Hayes reports that since last spring, his group' has had considerable' success toward developing head and facial protective ' hockey equipment r for all ages. "So much so that it appears Joyride __ _no joy- very likely that we will have some sort of legislation for facial protection in the very near future." writes Dr. Hayes - '''Where finances are concer-" ned, Dr. Hayes said- that a "major manufacturing com- pany" will be providing con- siderable funds for the program in the' future. "There is' no doubt in my mind that the 'contribution made by the Goderich Minor Hockey Association has -allowed me greater flexibility in developing this program and I sincerely hope that within the next few years we will be able to make considerable, headway in this program," wrote Q. Hayes. The professor has expressed a desire to "get together" *ith Goderich officials to discuss priorities for the project. Dr. Hayes also reports his team has redesigned the extra oral mouthguard for Cooper Canada, and is currently in- vestigating the effects of the, custom intra oral mouthguard on ventilation.. Stolen car damaged A joyrider stole a parked car, drove it across a lawn and into another parked car on Bayfield Road, Friday evening, causing $280 damage. The stolen car,. owned by Neva Philis Diehl, 264 Gibbons St., was taken from in front of the. Bluewater ' Market on Bayfield Road, and deserted af- ter colliding with a parked car owned by Richard McLean, 129 Bayfield Road. Prankster leaves pelt at residence The pelt of a young fawn was found Monday beside the front steps at 205 Widder Street in °Goderich. Animal control of- ficer Dick Eisler said evidence showed the pelt had been dum- - ,ped at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John . Chambers. "It was not dragged here by animals", he stated. An examination by Veterinarian Dr. •W.A. Schilthuis found the pelt was not fresh and it is believed it , wasdumped at the Chambers residence by a prankster. ' GOOE'eft There was $250 damage to the McLean vehicle and $30 damage to the Diehl vehicle. There were no injuries. A two -car collision at the in- tersection of Cypress and Maple`Streets Friday at 4 p.m. resulted in $1150 damage. There was $800 damage to a car driven by David N. Groot, RR 1, Zurich, and $350 damage to _a car driven by Charles T. Baechler, 252 Oxford St. Mr. Groot complained of minor injuries. There was $400 damage in a collision on Elgin Avenue Sun- day 'at 10:45 a.m.. ,A car driven by Marie Boyes, 126 Elgin Ave., was baeking out of a driveway' when it collided with another vehicle driven by Edwin H. Stanley of Port Elgin. There was $300 damage to the Stanley vehicle and $100 damage to the Boyes vehicle. There were no injuries. A two car collision on North Harbour Road at the CPR tracks, December 12, cause& $300 damage. A car driven by Jean A. Asher 'of 19 Waterloo St. N., received $100 damage, While a car driven by Earl Thomas Williams of RR 2, Goderich received $200 There were damage. no injuries. logiamom444 *CNA G'\/ I�f4 'E�a SO 1� NO 41SPAPERS CON'S 127 YEAR -51 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1974 a., Bruce Heath of the Children's Aid and one of the Salvation. Army workers listen intently to Audrey Tyreman as she discusses the schedule of the .Christmas. Bureau: (staff photo) SINGLE COPY 25c re ort arks comment The comprehensive and sometimes controversial UDIRA. study (Urban Develop - pent irt` Rural Areas) con- tinued at Huron County Coun- cil last Thursday as members from all municipalities as well as Incoming representatives listened to `a_ day -long presen- assessment building was called and -Dr. Hadwen argued' other - to hear and discuss some of the wise, Don Pullen, Huron material in the UDIRA study County Agricultural Represen- which is costing over $100,000 tative for the Ontario Ministry (with 80 percent of the expenses of Agriculture and Food, sum - picked up by 'the province) and med it up by saying that plan- has taken a year and a half to ' ning for agriculture consists of complete thus 'far, "that whichis left over" cin the Although time for study as .presented. -tation u"And apparently that's what dings after interviewing a sam- because of the tremendous society wants," he stated. pling Of Huron County citizens volume of material to be Gerry Ginn, incoming reeve in various walks of life; and the perused, initial reaction of "of Goderich Township, told the a initial draft of a report com- some county councillors piled by James F. .MacLaren showed disappointment that \Limited, environmental `con- the study had more emphasis Pultants, ent,gtled Countryside • on urban development than on lanning:'`` the agricultural base of the The special meeting held in county. the basement of the nevv'I, While MacLaren, associates Famiiies:in need make own selections I4v-W.. meeting of the need to preserve prime agricultural land. "They're just.not making it any more," he told 'council. Mr. Ginn complained about the study's recommendation continued on page 16 ristms bureau for special shoppers Christmas is a time for giving, and one of the groups in Goderich giving a great deal of time and effort to make someone happy this year is the Children's Aid Society. The society is operating five centres across. Huron County this Christmas gathering food, clothing and toys' for needy families. The centres in Wingham, Segforth, Clinton, Exeter and Goderich are all busy cbllecting and distributing gifts in. time for the big day. The (Goderich office or centre is overseeing the whole operation as well as collecting items for distribution to'about 30 families in their district, a triangle bounded by z CC w -J � „p,•�. Hwy kr 1 L i T �I. 16 17. • ", to I :Ni —N ,6 .R t1A,FIEtL, El Agriculture' E3 Natural Environment Urban Development Extractive Resource 11111 Recreation LAND USE MAP EVOLVED FROM WORKSHOP DISCUSSION This° is a very tentative land use plan fc r Goderich Township. It was drawn up by the Huron County planners previous to the final pia, sting workshop held last Thursday. It encompasses the views. expressed by Goderich township residents at the first fiveplanning workshops. north Kingsbridge, Dungannon and Bayfield. The Salvation Army buildiog on Waterloo Street is the headquarters for .this area and is alive with activity. Workers volunteering • „their time are busy, gathering, sorting and delivering the wrapped 'items 'and foodstuffs. The whole bureau involves about 200 volunteer workers as well as local service groups that are donating gifts and time. To organize the project and to ensure even, distribution without impractical or duplicated gifts the director of the Children's Aid, Bruce Heath, has initiated a system. The Bureau no ' longer • "hampers fore the families. They collect the items in one area, the Salvation Army, and the people to whom the gifts are going.can come in and shop. In this manner ` explains Mr. Heath, -the-people enjoy more . 'privacy as . well as a better new w chance of getting things of which they can make better use. fills Goderich Twpsays new plan restricts freedom to decide Farmers' discontent .over future land use regulations in Goderich Township- was evident last Thursday at the Holmesville Public School at the sixth and final planning workshop to formulate an 'of- ficial of•ficial plan for ,the toWnship. Many of the approximately 50 township residents questioned the need to preserve land for agriculture. This was contrary to the first 'five meetings during which most people expressed the need fo maintain " quality agricultural land. Now, many farmers believe they should have the option to - sell off their farmland. "Ninety-five percent of the. far- mers will sell out if they get their price." said Kase Van- denHeuvel, . a part-time farmer. a matter of dollars and .cents." "I get the feeling more far- mers-, are concerned ahout trying to capitalize on their. land by selling it to non - farmers,"" "planner Nick Hill said. "The people must give up some *of • their selfish rights•" He. said they must invest in the future, rather than sell out now. Several farmers said their freedom wou-l'd be too restricted' if they weren't allowed to sell farmland for non-agricultural use. The planners replied that if the farmers do sell out, then they in turn would be restrii.- ting the next generation of far- met's. "You will have annihilated agriculture in the future," Nick Hill 'said. One man in attendance from Colborne township said he was concerned that "so many Goderich township farmers cared so little about the agricultural future of the town= ship" Township Deputy Reeve Gerry Ginn said the sentiments of most of the township residents will be considered af- ter°the firstdraft of the official plan is completed . Huron County planners are now in the process of designing the' first draft, in co-operation, with the township council. It is due for completion in .January. All residents will receive • a copy, and then another public meeting will be held, Bayfield harbor repairs Repairs will be made to the north -retaining wall in the har- bor at Bayfield, Ontario, under a $46,308 contract awarded to C.A. McDov ell Ltd., Centralia, it was announced today by the Minister of Public Works Canada, the Honourable Charles M. Drury. •Bayfield on Lake Huron 40 miles north- west of London. The successful firm submit- ted the lowest of four bids received in response tote, public call for tenders. The highest bid was $127,286. The concrete -capped retaining wall, 670 feet long with a timber crib substructure, will .be strengthened with the addition of a stone berm ,against the vertical outer, face. The repairs will reduce wave and surge action -in the harbour as well as correcting wave damage to the wall. The work, which should be finished in mid-January 1975, will require 1,300 tons of six inch core stone and 1,500 tons of large armour , stone. " - Plans and specifications were repared for Environment Cap.ade under the supervision of P.J. Does of Public Works Canada. Project manager is E. Wurts of the Ontario Region of- fice of Public Works Canada in London. en In the past tie gifts were given out at random and there were .things given to families that they really 'did not need. Under this system the 'family shops for their gists and a parent can chose items that their children need or want badly. . The Christmas dinner given out by the Bureau is done in the same fashion as the gifts. The families are given a cheque or voucher to be used for the purchase of groceries for the dinner. Each adult receives five dollars .and each child three. Mr. Heath pointed out. that by adopting this system there shouldn't be any problems like storage of food or catering to special diets. Service ,,clubs. in town. are sponsoring Christmas for many families. The clubs are working with the Christmas Bureau so that there is no duplication of gifts. Any family sponsored by a service club will not be' han- dled by the Children's Aid and vice versa. Special needs of • certain families can be met easier in this ' manner. .,Items such as clothing or • sports equipment that would not normally. ,be donated can be obtained by the club or purchased through cash donations that people make. - The Chrl"dreni's Aid, are wat- ching closely to try to curb. overzealous' buying. Generous individuals moved by, the spirit of Christmas giving sometimes spend a great deal of money on items that are impractical to the project. Mr. Heath has been trying not to limit the expense • but to limit the purchase. He explains that clothing, food or 1.toys that can be given away are far more practical than one .large item that could not fairly be given to any one family. :The project • has been• very successful this year and as the magic day draws near the Christmas bureau is changing its workload. Up until now the volunteers., have been busy collecting and arranging items' for donation and although they are still , receiving donations they are concentrating on giving the itemaway. A schedule of shoppers has been arranged and for the next few days the five Christmas Bureau centres across the County will be as busy as any store full of eager Christmas shoppers. Huron -Perth increases At,,a special meeting helm in camera last 'Wednesday night Dec. 11, the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic separate school board in- creased the salaries of the board office -administrative staff, all • effective January 1, 1975: Jack Lane, St. Columban business administrator, had his salary increased to $20,000 from $ 18,000. Ed Rowland, RR 1, 'Dublin, coordinator of plant and main- tenance, had his salary in- creased to $12,500 from $10,500. In the board office, ,the secretarial and board salaries- were increased as follows: ac- counting clerk to $134 'er week from $112; payroll clerk to $13'6 from $110; secretary to business administrator to $137 from $123; secretary to assistant superintendent to $130 (position vacant at present time); and executive secretary to $.136 'from $110. The Wildgen family has made its mark in the various athlel Clubs at GDCI, and'thisweek at GDCI brother Casey and sister Chris were honored as the most valuable players for their own individual' favorite sports. Casey was named the most valuable sersiCr football player and Chris received the trophy for the most valuable senior girls" basketball player. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. P. Wildgeri, 71 Blake E. (staff photo) -