The Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-02-13, Page 3Communications, plus
New systemf�'r police
The Goderich Police
Commission,, in the first
public meeting held by that
committee, advised Goderich..,
Police Chief P.D. King to,
proceed with the purchasefif
a new police communications
• system from Bell telephone of
,Canada Ltd. .
The existing answering
service of the police -depar-
tment is temporarily inactive
and the tnonth-ly pri_ee.s.
quoted Bell Canada Mobile
Communications
Representative Michael
Devlin were lower than price
being paid forepart time help.
The new system for the two
vehicle force would include
walkie-talkies, four,
telephones in the police
station, touch-tone mobile
units in each vehicle with
horn relay alarms, two
remote speakers in the
station • at well as the base
station unit and the Bell office
equipment. The cost' -of the
system would be $287.50 per
month and $3450 per year.
The system would be
designed specifically for the,
department and would take
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from three to six mouths for special constables which is
installation. The advantages also subject toapproval by
of 'the communications the Ontario Police
system is that it does not mission. Judge Carter said
require a policeman to be in the matter warranted further
the station froin midnight investigation and would be
until 8 a.m. since telephone-- brought up at the next
calls- can be channeled commission meeting.
directly to a'cruiser. However to help curb the
This would allow more violence on Halloween the
manpower to patrol at. the committee did make a motion
critical hours than was to recommend t council that
previously'. p.ossible.4with one. a' " parks by1a be- i.m-.
officer needed in the station. plemented to regulate the use
„Chief P.D. King suggested of, parks on certain nights.
to the commission that six Chief King stated that a parks
males be deputized as special bylaw would be helpfUl at.any
constables to assist the „time and was hopeful that this
department in policing, The 'year -if the service clubs could
Square on Halloween night. patrol the town Area the
The special constables would police could concentrate on
receive some basic training The' Square. 'wA"' few of the
and woute be equipped with a service clubs had approached
billy and handcuffs as well as the department on the matter
some type of uniform with a already.
police crest and arm :band. In other business the
The constables ' would also commission also. .regom
require insurance coverage mended that a. bylaw be,
and the cost would be ap- passed limiting speed on The
proximately $55 per man. Square to 20 miles per hour.
Judge Frances Carter The bylaw would be subject to
added that under the Police approval by the Ministry of
Act a •Cou'nty or" Provincial • Transportation and Com -
Court Judge may „appoint munication.
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GODERICH•SIGNAL-STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRIiiRY J3,1975
Goderich Town Council Square are approachable on changes to council. -..
learned Monday night that it cost, sharing for the proposal. The final drawing shortens
...the—town, - rtv... _ i R
c.o.slc..-._..abQut ._.,^.l;.ie -said, that, the.y,.a.�o •nom, •the g � riaRoad
fern lih-�»o-f �B �i-taxi
$60,000 to prepare a lot for off- terested •• in providing the that will be widened as a
street parking for people service for their prospective result ui the changes. The
using The Square. customers. . intersection ,at Gibbons Street
Council was advised by the , Councillor Dave Gower and Britannia will be, the
Goderich Parking Authority suggested that •the County be cutoff point for'the expansion
that the lot, now ' owned Iv asked to contribute to the of Britannia and the two-lane
Signal -Star Publishing' and project. He, pointed out that section there will be used as a
M&M " Enterprises, would the inside area Of The Square crossing area' for Victoria
provide parking stalls for 45 is used a.great deal by county School children. The front of
cars at a cost of $1',300 per employees working at the• the school yard.bordering on
stall. 'Court House and that the fact Britannia will be fenced off
Theproperty bounded by merits some attention. and the crossing area on ,.
Montreal and. Lighthouse Deputy -Reeve Bill Clifford Bayfield 'Read' will be made
Streets is jointly „owned but recommended that council south . of the intersection of
Parking Authority wait until they have a cern- Britannia and Bayfield ac-.
spokesman Jim Bri,tnell told mittal from the parties cording to the engineer's
council that both parties will, sharing the costs, whoever recommendations.
sell. He said that Signal -Star they may , be, and proceed The three proposals were
Publishing wants to sell but from that point. . added to the plan to appease
that M&M were not so . Mayor 'Deb Shewfelt ad- the concern over 'the safety of
anxious. vised that the subject"of off- the school children. Mr. Ross
Mr. Britnell, member of the street parking had been said that ,with all things
Parking Authority, explained kicking around ..Ter over•° --a, . considered under the present
to council • that one piece of year and claimed that it was system this final drawing
property is of little benefit time that council decided would be -his recommendation
without the other. He pointed whether they were going to to council to proceed on.
out that the Signal -Star lot get invplved,in the scheme or Councillor Jim Peters
has roofn for 22 cars but no not. He added that the budget suggested to the engineer that
room for ,an aisle for traffic. and.Wother projects such as perhaps the corners could be.
He added that with -both lots roads should be kept in mind curved and right of ways
there was room- for 45 foipriorityreasons. established to handle traffic
vehicles, as well as an -I- ''r " flow. He proposed that traffic
easement for back entrances , Traffic committee chair- moving east on Britannia
of businesses facing West . man Stan Profit told council " would yield to vehicles tur-
Street and The Square in that , thaf new signs were being ning west on that street from
area. ' obtained for •The Square, Bayfield Road. He added that
The cost of preparing the Victoria Street and Bayfield the same thing could be
lot does - not• include the Road: He said the street signs applied to traffic moving west
purchase price, the dost of were 'blue with reflective yielding to cars turning. -east
tearing down the building white lettering for 'easier •on Britannia" from Victoria
presently there nor the costof viewing. The cost of the signs Street.
1Vtx` Burns explained that to
accommodate the yields the
cornerswould have to be
curved. Fie pointed out that
the Ministry of Tran-
sportationrequires the
'curves to be no greater than
22 degrees and that to comply
with the ••regulation a great•
deal -of property would have
to be purchased to construct'
the roadway.
The. engineer suggested to,
council that alt possibilities
for the widening had been
discussed and all , that
remained was 'a decision. He
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lighting. ,.. is$2,46Q.00,
The Parki'ng'Authority Councillor, --,,.;save Power
warned council that the op- commended the purchase
portunity to purchase adding that residents and
property this close to the tourists would be able to see
Square may never come where they were without
again. They added that they having to get out of their car
had no choice /but to and walk up, to the .sign to
recommend council purchase read it.
the lots. - Town engineer Burns Ross
The area off The Square presented council with
would Accommodate vehicles drawings on the final changes
now parking on the inside of made with , regard to the.
the core area. Parallel Highway 21 widening project.
parking there handles 52 Mr,. '-" Ross incorporated
c a»r s . - suggestions made at ' the
Mr.,Britnell told council "• recent public meeting on the
that the bpsinessmen of The plan and explained the
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AINSLIE MARKET LTD..
On The Square
PHONE 5246-8551*
• Goderich
Housimg... �ne. of most
ressed economic areas
By Dave Sykes
The younger generation, products of Development association was a federal
, a post war baby boom, have had it forward funding of housing programs
instiiied, or ,more aptly, indelibly ' in- on a three yea basis .tp. encourage
• scribed in their 'minds that young stability in' th= housing market.
people have never had it, so good. In Danson could see o reason for rt-.
some instances this is true and in , Without some k'nd of federal _or
others well it is simply a joke. provincial schem : the mortgage
It is not too far fetchedrto imagine market could continu to be controlled
that a small boy of the next„ generation by chartered banks w ,o simply do not
turns to his father in their apartment reply to ' the forces of supplyand
on the 71st floor and says, "Dad what demand. People will c• tinue to shy
was it like in the olden days, I mean away from the increase i land prices,
when you were a ki,d did they still have , high mortgage rates," ncrease,, in
fresh air then? Could people go grocery housing prices and a sl ortage of
shopping without first negotiating for a mortgage funds while the co struction'
loan? Do you remember houses Dad, a of rental units will bloom.
did you ever live in one?. . ° The federal,goyernments ne home
buying loan for first time buy- s just
"Yes, I remember son." he says with
isn't catching on like they h ex -
a sentimental tear in his eyes." My a
mom and dad owned a house and it was pecfed. Under the program ,first ime
buyers, of new houses can apply f r a
real comfortable too." federal grant of $500. Central Mortg e
A little far. -fetched but now it is and Housing says that the applicatio °s
almost ludicrous for young people to are coming „in at a slow rate and t•
entertain .visions of owning a homy'.— January 16, CMHC paid 676 grants
People simply have to examine their worth $337,000. There are another 664
financial positions more carefully applications to be processed. The
since high mortgage rates, large in- province of Ontario has been the
creases in housing prices -and a largest user of the program With 226
ds have' mase -
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homes -a luxury even -for over -paid applications to be processed.. .
hockey players. , To qualifyfor aHome Buyers grant
has .you must be a first time home buyer, it
As a result of this, housing
become one of the most depressed must be a new unit and must be a place
economic sectos. In' Toronto for of residence. The home must -be 65 per
example, officials the Toronto cent completed to qualify for the grant
Construction Association warned that 'before the expiry date in October and
an unemployment crisis is in the mobile home'bwhers may qualify for
making in -.the Toronto building trade. the program.
As of January, 23.1 per cent of. the In a report from the building in -
30,d' mber. . o spectors office of the town of Goderich
Buil00dingmeand Conssof.tructionthe Toronto Trades " the number of building permits issued
• Council were unemployed and . Geof- in 1974 fell almost 50 percent from the
frey' Jackson; president of the council', . number - issued in 1973. In 1973, 261
`predicts ;that there will be a major permits were issued in Goderich while.
construction recession within 18 only 190 were issued in 1974 and only
months unlesssomething is done. two- in the month of December. The
total value of the permit's in 1973 was
$3,124,250 while the' permit value in 74
was $3,418,850 despite a drop -of nearly
, 50 per cent,
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„There was no construction of
apartment units in the -town in 1974 as
compared fo four in 1973 at a, value of
$438,000. Commercial building dropped
to 21 projects in 74-at'a value of $481,500
in comparison with the 36 projects a
year earlier valued at $490,800.
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Victor" . Krepart, president of
Metropolitan Properties of. Winnipeg
told. a meeting.' of the Housing and
Urban Development , Association that
the housing industry pre-sold,as much
as 20 per cent of its market through.
„fear, of 'inflation buying. Now buyers
are simply too careful and calculated
in their buying approaches. This is
evidenced by the decrease in home
• ownership in the Toronto area- In 1974
home ownership was under 50 per cent
as compared to over 60 per cent in 1966.
But the decline in housing starts has
been more apparent in Ontario than
any other province in Canada. The
number of housing starts for the.
- province in 1974 was 84,5000 which was
down 26,000 ° •from;. the 1973 total , of
110,536. The 1975 outlook can look no
better than the 1974 slump provided the
economy can stepup a little arts
government action can' stimulate in-
dustry.
The forecasts for the housing in-
dustry in 1975 come in all 'shapes and
,� sizes, the good, the, bad and the ugly.
Builders are cryinggdesparingly 'as
they look , into the new year 'while
federalhousing authaities,see no real
fo
cause r concern.
Donald Irvine, acting minister -of
dousing for Ontario, would like to in-
' -crease: the budget for housing so that
the industry could stabilize at 100,000
starts per year since each housing unit
constructedt means two man-years of
. labour both on and off the job site.'
Federal Urban „Affairs Minister:-
„ Barnett Danson, claims the „housing -
industry shoild show signs of im-
provement this year,-HoWeVerf Danson
wasn't 'too sympathetic 'with the
Housing and Urban Bever pment
Association of Canada ,who wanted to
drams' up a ' scheme for national
warranty on new houses. He simply
ityrged the provinces to adopt their own
cheme. ••
Next month Alberta Will initiate its
own Home Certification Program that
will protect a house buyers deposit and
downpayment to a Maximum of $201000
if the builder goes bankrupt. They have
also placed. a five year warranty on a
new home up to $60,00Q. It makes good
sense.
Donald Irvine said, that the
"federal
government has not yet recognized the
need for housing'a`"nd they simply don't
give a damn. What the, provincial.
ministers were calling ' for at the
meeting of the Housing and Urban
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Government and Institutional
building projects, was the same over''
the two 'years but the cost in 74 was
$789,000 compared to the 1973 'value of
$171,700. -Industrial building was also
the same over the two- year period at
three building projects with.the values
being $300,000 and $521,000 for 73and 74
respectively.
The number of new single residential
units was down 15 units to 45, during the
past year. The value -for the, single
units in -73 was $1,463,000 as compared.
to ••$1,297,700 in 1974..,Thei`e was no
construction of duplexes;r1 or semi-
detached units in 73 and only one
"pfoject in 74 valued at 30,000.
In 1973 there were 107 new dwelling
units created as compared to a meagre,
47 last year and none in the month of
December; But one of the most im
portant things that the report revealed
was the inactivity during the month of
December. There were only two
pef•rnits issued .and there were two
commercial building projects. -
Buildinyln Goderich is indjcati' a of,
the national trend. Building and
construction reached a relative peak
year in 1973 which is reflected in the;
number of housing' start's in.Canada for
the year, but has been relatively non-
existent in the later part of 1974 and
waning in the early part of the year.
Building. may improve in the' latter
part of they year but inflation will
continue to be the problem facing the
builder -and we simply have to live with
it: "But the building industry- will
continue to suffer unless there is 'in-
creased government involvement
mainly in the providing of mortgage
money. • '
If young families have any hope of
buying -a house they will have to cut the
frills anderstaf t out cheaply. We,are,a"
bit spoiled your know and probably the
best housed people in the world but try
to explain that to your child that from
your 71st" floor apartment.
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desperate measure of using
nuclear reactors. ,;Like the
debtor v./le-gets a temporary.
reprieve 'by borrowing from
the Shark Finance Corp.. (at
30 percent interest) Ontario
wills get this energy by
manufacturing, in increasing,
quantities the -most deadly
poisons this earth has ever
known, poisons that will
persist for centuries, which,
,once, created cannot be
destroyed, what we know of
their effects on all living
things is no less than a
nightmare, and we still have
much to learn.
The men who make these
decisions put their own
careers first, for it is true
they will be dead or past
caring when the true cost of
this'folly becomes'apparent.
But then again, perhaps the
real problem is our..•own
material greed and short-
sightedness.
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Yours truly,
Donald`S. McKee
Good. response
Dear Editor:
Last spring one of the
annihilation of the pest will
guarantee an "alk clear,' At
present it is merely
carelessness on someone's
part for the continued
propagation. 4
Therefore, in lieu of shock
and humiliation, the situation
must be ' approached by
methodical, persistent rin-
sing with a prescribed lotion.
The `nit' is the egg; the
louse' (pl. `lice') Is the adult
parasite. Nits hatch after one
week, and mature about"three
weeks later. A nit is
somewhat smaller than the
period 'at the end of this
sentence, and resembles a
tiny "bottle" attached by its
neck to a single hair strand:
Full co-operation cannot be
emphasised too much.
Althoughno proven diseases
have been linked to head lice,
the body louse is quite
another story. By scratching
crushed lice or., their feces
into the skin, a serious, risk of
epidemic ..typhus or dreaded
trench fever is run. The
typhus strain is fatal in 70
percent of known cases! 'A
louse's bite and subsequent
sucking of dermal fluids,
however, are not known to
cause any ill effect, Bear in
mind though, the unhygenic
cork, ons and resulting
-em:Kvr.c n.f.. .t.hn.- _,Ntt.►-nn hes
counted for far more
casualties , than ' 'actual
combat.
Meticulous inspection and
repeated head "washing to, be
.sure is the simple and only-
way to dispose of this un-
welcome, parasite. Of course'
this will include thorough
high temperature cleaning of
all contact apparel and bed
clothes„
- ' Let's face it, it's a "lousy','
deal!.
toric Jail Board, Mrs.
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Den Broeck, wrote to the
-rs of the Signal -Star
for the loan of any
oto_
aphs they might have
ch
re sen
re taken by the late
Sallo s. Over 90 orthese
to. her. This was
h as -re
arding response
we a a now making
re uest of your
Va
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askin
ph
which
R.
sue
that
another
readers.
The Board
during the com
will be able to
governors ho
fashion of the
1900 in which it
do.:"thisauthenti
pictures of the
houses o rooms
niture o that , period.
would make slides of
pictures and, of . Cour
return, the pictures to thei
owners.
We are also interested i
• learning the whereabouts o
any furniture which at on
time belonged to' Mr."Josep
Griffin, who was the jailer a
the time the house was built
There was a sale of the effect
in that house after his death
It is hoped that some •of th
hopes that
g years it
r urnish the
us in the
yea around
was uilt. To
Cally
e need
inter' ;rs of
or o fur- :. _. -,e ..
kW e
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T.L. Bullen
"'leacher
St. Joseph's
Elementary School
Nuclear
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Dear Ed'i'tor:
Although it hasn't made the -�
n Ontario news yet, .I thought ..
f °ome of your leaders would
e b interested in the fact that
h they U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
t Cori . ission has ordered 23
i ' _more uclear powerrea.ctors
s to sh t down because of
suspe?t`-d problems in
e �, "'emerge hopes
safety systems
furniture made its, way into • pipes".
houses in this area and that it That's c
could find its way back into downs in the
that house. last five Month
Mrs. Griffin was a painter
-in,oils and on china. If anyone
Can help us locate any of her
work,.. we .. would be- . most
'grateful.
Sincerely,
Dorothy Wallace,
'Chairman,
Refurbishing Committee,
'Huron Historic Jail board.
Head_ lice
To All Concerned Families:
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There is scarcely anyone in
our immediate community
who -has not heard about the
recent outbreak' of head lice
se to 50 shut -
reactors in the
thy., isn't it?
Sincerely, ,^ -
�• aul Carroll
Cancer
Sodety
prepares..
for blitz
The Clinton Branch of the
arliong us, especially -among Huron Unit of the Canadian
our school children. Those of Cancer society hosted the
us familiar with this February meeting in Clinton
pestilence know too well how" Public School with Chairman
rapidly itcan attain epidemic Chester Archibald in the
proportion, infesting. -school, chair: a
home and any place of ' Reports of volunteer ser-
gatiering. ,The,louse vices rendered were received
recognises neither pince or from all five Huron branches.
,pauper; his game is skin and Highlights of the January 25
""hair irrespective of bank campaign 6' conference in.
statement. ' , .,Toronto were"given by Mrs. J.
The , head louse is a McConnell of Seaforth.
separate species from the Mr. ,Harold Knisley of
body"rouse, but lith are of the 9oderich gave a summary of
same family. Where one the ..South -W T District
occurs• the other is .not far meeting held ' recently - -in
afield, but they .aren't .Thameswood Lodge in
necessarily concurrent. London. One of the ten
Nit infestation has been a
with mctlm-. �,.s,inc•e his CanWorlddian Conference delegates in 1~ lorenctothee
emergence, as observed in Italy, Ron Calhoun, gave a
the earliest remains studied. comprehensive • . illustrated
The fact is, lice were talk on the conference,
organized and waiting., A report *hs presented by
several million years ahead the chairman on the cam -
of us! paign planning meeting heldGross unsanitary con- recently.
4,Itions are virtually non- For the program, two -films.
existent among us todayt, but "-To take a hand", and ,."To
where an outside, contact build a dream", were shown,
happens, the most fastidious The next Unit meeting will
home can "host" unwanted be held in Seaforth, and the
boarders, Any pupil, teacher, meeting closed with refresh;
custodian et al. is an eligible merits served by the Clinton
target, and only thorough, branch.
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