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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-02-18, Page 1*oaenc�h S1GNAL5TA 1 133 YEAR -7 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18; 1981 50 CENTS PER COPY Tax bills out While you m` y nota ale to count on anything these days, the tax man cometh with regularity. s� By now residents of Goderich have reelved an interim tax bill with payment requested by February 27. One resident, however, claims the notice doesn't „provide ample time for payment.. Mrs. L.C. Chapman claims that all taxpayers should have at least 14 days to pay bills and preferably three weeks. "They should give citizens more time to pay," she said. "Most people; get paid every two weeks or bimonthly and it doesn't give anybody a chance. Most companies allow three weeks for payment and the town, could do the same." Town clerk Larry McCabe said the interim tax notices must be mailed 14 days in advance of payment and that the procedure was followed in this case. Hundreds pray for Terry Fox at candlelight vigil Close to 400 people turned out for the Candles of Hope Prayer Vigil in Court House Park Saturday to offer prayers for cancer -stricken T. erry. Fox. Members of . the Goderich Ministerial 'Association conducted a short prayer service and the entire group made a symbolic march around The Square. (photo by Dave Sykes) I-ltindreds of candles flickered in the cold night air Saturday as people gathered in Court House Park for a special prayer vigil for Terry Fox. Close to 400 candle bearers of all ages began lining up in the park before the 7 p.m. starting time to offer their personal testimony and prayers to a great Canadian in a short ceremony. The group was led in prayer by members of the Goderich Ministerial Association and everyone quietly reflected on the unselfish deeds of Fox. The Candles of Hope Prayer Vigil was organized by Ronnie Varga who wanted to offer something in return for Terry's untiring efforts during the Marathon of Hope run across Canada. The people prayed for Fox and all cancer sufferers. - Reverend Lockhart Royal of Knox Presbyterian Church, presided over the shortt,"solemn ceremony and praised: Fox for his fortitude and unselfish determination: -He is someone who has greatstrength and spirit to overcome, to never give up. He expressed the fact that life -is precious, life is to be guarded, protected, cherished. Life is to be fought for."Rev. Royal said. "Terry Fax exemplifies all of this. In his own suffering he is able to think of others and to fight that others might not endure what he has had to. He has sought to pave the way that others might find healing and release. We can only think of him and pray for him and commendlim. He is in our thoughts and will remain so fora long, long time." Reverend Ron Ashton told the group that their prayers mould be of comfort to Terry Fox and he urged everyone to pray for and be more conscious of all cancer victims. Following- the prayers, everyone linked .ar ns and p assed on a personal wish and symbolically marched around The Square in recognition of Fox's efforts in the Marathon of Hope. Posters of Fox were also ha,ridedout. Terry Fox, 22, lost a leg to cancer as a teenager but captured the hearts of Canadians in an attempted run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. His dream was abandoned at the halfway point as the disease spread to his lungs. His dream was carried on though and fund-raising ventures across the countryadded to his research goal. His condition is now deteriorating and he is receiving the experimental interferon treatment in Royal Columbian Hospital. The candlelight prayer vigil here Saturday was to offer prayers for the courageous Fox in a helpless situation. Many 'people gave up their Saturday evening activities to be part of the emotional service. The vigil was initte.d.bvVarea with the assenar . of the Kinsmen and Kinette clubs and businessmen of Goderich. Candidates seek party nomination The mechanics of the nomination procedure are slowly gaining steam in the Huron-Middlesexriding. The Huron -Middlesex Liberal Association will hold its nomination meeting at the Exeter Legion Hall, Wednesday February 18 at 8 p.m. Liberal MPP Jack Riddell is expected to gain the riding nomination. The guest speaker will be Huron -Bruce MPP, Murray Gaunt, who announced his retirement from the Legislature when the election was called. Gaunt, 45,' has served his riding for more than 18 years. The 'Huron -Middlesex Progressive Conservative Association will hold its nomination meeting in Exeter Thursday. To date, only one person is seeking, the• party -nomination but Bruce Shaw said others have expressed an interest. The lone PC candidate ,,is Jim Britnell, 52 of Goderich who worked as Huron County engineer for 21 years. In 1977he accepted a position with Business Air Services and is presently employed in the Research and Development branch of Champion Road Machinery Ltd. Brintnell is the father of four children and has maintained an active interest in job and community oriented organizations. He is past president of the County Engineer's Association and past director of the Municipal Engineer's Assocaition and was chairman of that group's advisory committee to the Ministry of Transportation and Communication. He bas served as president of the Ontario Good Roads Association and was vice presidentof. the National Association of County Engineers. Jim is past president of the Goderich Lions Club and past chairman of the Board of Governors of Gary Harron wins PC nomination Gary Harron, past warden of Bruce County and reeve of Amabel Township, was chosen as the Huron - Bruce Progressive Conservative candidate at 'the PC's nomination meeting in Kincardine Thursday night. INSIDE THE SIGNAL -STAR Oldies ' but goodies The Goderich Oltimers hosted their second annual Oldtimers Tournament here last weekend, and .spec- tators and players alike had a great time. Mt. mBrydges, London Old Indians, and London Oldtimers took home the three gold medals. See the sports pages for details. Wood wonders You name it - Jack Moerbeek can make it. The Goderich retired Champion worker is something of a magician with wood and he and his wife spend their time crafting things to give to their friends. See page 1A. Regular Features lid Bits Pg. 2 Classifieds... Pg. 11-12 Columns Pg. 4 Real Estate Pg. 13 Editorials Pg. 4 B. Board Pg. 5A Letters Pg. 3 ('. Comet Pg. 6A Obits Pg. 5 Churches Pg. 7A Sports Pg. 8-10 Farm Pg. 11 A it took three ballots before Mr. Harron had the 50 percent plus one majority vote necessary. Four on first ballot J At ` the start of the nomination meeting, Lloyd Ackert of Holyrood, Mike Snobelen of Huron Town- ship and Robert Emerson, also of Huron Township, stood for the nomination. A fifth candidate, Roland Anstett of Cargill, withdrew after he was nominated. Out of a possible 558 votes in the first ballot, Gary Harron took 227; Mike Snobelen, 167; Lloyd Ackert, 137 ; and, Robert Emerson, 27. Mr. Emerson was dropped from the second ballot. In that vote, out of 559 possible votes, Gary Harron had 245; Mike Snobelen, 179; and, Lloyd Ackert, 135.. __ .In the third,,ballot,._ between Mr Harron .and. Mr.. Snobelen, Mr. Harron won the nomination with 312 votes to Mr. Snobelen's 234.. Praise for Murray Gaunt' In his speech before the election, Mr. Harron praised retiring Liberal Huron Bruce MPP Murray Gaunt. "This riding was well represented by- Murray. Regardless of our political preferences,I wish Murray well in his future endeavours. "This is not a Liberal riding but a Murray Gaunt riding and we need a member on the side of the government," he said. Referring to the steam supply from the Bruce Nuclear Power Development, Mr. Harron said "we are on the threshold of the greatest economic. development right here at the Bruce Nuclear Power Development." - The steam supply is equivalent to about 60,000 barrels of oil per day which is available at about half the cost of steam produced by burning petroleum fuels. Mr. Harron, chairman of the Bruce Economic Development Committee, said industrial develop- ment in Bruce Cotinty "is going to happen and when it' does we should have a member working hand in hand with the provincial government." Mr. Harron emphasized there had to be good planning in Bruce County. "We must have an en- vironmental impact study to determine that the development won't harm agriculture and tourism already in the area' When referring to the grain and corn needed for distiling purposes he said "we have one of the best: cash crop areas and there will be - a market for grain." He expressed his concern about the economic position farmers are in now because of soaring energy costs. ' Mr. Harron, a dairy and beef farm operator in Amabel Township, said,"We have young farmers but we'll lose them if something isn't done." He said a junior farmer low interest loan is needed:-_ _-.-__- Barb Fisher of Kincardine is Mr. Harron's cam- paign chairman for, the upcoming Mar. 19 provincial election. She was campaign chairman for the Federal MP in Bruce -Grey, Gary Gurbin of Kincardine, in his two successful elections. Mr. Harron, who lives just outside the riding's northern border, announced after his election that if he should win in the provincial election he and his family will move to the riding permanently. Supports waste steam project Guest speaker • at the nomination meeting was Larry Grossman, minister of industry and tourism. He cited government support for a projected in- dustrial park to use cheap waste steam from the Bruce Nuclear Power Development, in the heart of the riding. "It has agricultural and industrial spin-offs too Large to even contemplate," he said. "Our economic plan designates BNPD as the site of an energy centre for the future." Also at Thursday's meeting the Huron Bruce Prdgressive Conservative ' executive was elected. President is Barry Schmidt; Vied President, Barb Fisher; Vice President, Harry Clarke; Secretary, Don McLeod and Treasurer, Joe Richenbach. Coils lead to failure power: Parts of Goderich experienced a power failure Friday evening that left the northwest area of town without hydro for about 90 minutes. The Square, and the area bordered by West Street and the river bank and including the water treatment plant blacked -out at about 7:45 p.m. Friday. PUC manager Al Lawson said that the failure was due to deteriorating coils in the sub -station on Eldon Street. "Coils can burn out just like light bulbs," he said of the parts that had been ordered for replacement from the PUC's supplier after a power failure that occurred last month. i The coils burned out Friday because the power load was heavy that evening, said Lawson, and it took some time to restore power because of a difficulty contacting men. Until the delayed parts arrive, Lawson said that the PUC is relying on high-tension fuses on- the main transformer. Alexandra Marine and General Hospital. He is presently a member of the Committe of Adjustment and the Airport Committee. Larry Grossman, Ontario Minister of Industry and Tourism, will be the guest speaker 'at the PC nomination meeting. The Huron -Middlesex New Democratic Party will holdwits nomination meeting in the Clinton town hall, Monday, February 23. To date only one candidate,. Gwen Pemberton of Bayfield, will seek the party nomination. Mrs. Pemberton, 70, is serving a second term on Bayfield village Council and was a CCF candidate in four elections in a Landon 'riding. She is active in the Ontario Consumer's Association and is past president. Mrs. Pemberton isone of 20 women seeking the NDP nomination in theprovince. Gamier .selected provincial representative to authority Dave Gower, a former town councillor and Board of Education trustee, has been appointed as a provincial representative to the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority. Gower informed council of the appointment Monday adding that he now becomes the first provincial representative on the authority from the town of Goderich. He was first appointed to the MVCA as a council. representative in 1974 and was elected- chairman for the 1980-81 term. The authority held its annual meeting in Wroxeter, Wednesday and Gower was seeking a second term as' chairman. In his submission to council, Gower said the ap- pointment would benefit the town. "I have always advocated additional represen- tation for Goderich and the only way was through a provincial appointment," he said. "I will have to now withdraw my name as council's representative and another councillor should be appointed." The Authority will be deliberating on some critical areas this year Gower said, which would be of par- ticular interest to Goderich in the development of the harbour and waterfront area. He also indicated the town's levy would increase by 7.7 per cent this year. A major project being completed by the authority this year is the translation of technical data on the control of erosion along the Lake Huron shoreline. A study was commissioned two years ago by the MVCA and completed by Maclaren Engineers and Planners of London. The municipalities of Goderich, Colborne and Ash - filed townships and the town of Goderich, shared 80 per cent of the '-;0,000 cost of the erosion study. Once the data is translated into usable terms it can be implemented is a rosion. control _ "The technical study is completed and will be put together in layman's terms so it can be utilized by May," Gower said. "The data , can be used for development of the Goderich waterfront." Gower will serve three years as a provincial representative and said' the position provides ef- fective liason between the government and the authority. fective liaison between the government and the authority.,• developmenof conservation areas and the establish- ment of education programs. Goderich will also be represented on the MVCA by reeve Don Wheeler who was appointed by council Monday. Dave Gower Firm hired to restore town hall Town council agreed to accept the architectural services of Hill -and Borgal and will proceed with plans on the restoration of town hall. Council acted on a recommendation of the property committee asking that the firm be retained for ar- chitectural services. The committee entertained presentations from Don Snider and Hill and Borgal before making the recommendation. Hill and Borgal presented the committee with a ' written report as well as layout conceptions and models of the council chamber layout and the ex- terior of the building. Th e re novations callfor-the majority of offices to be located'on the first floor, allowing for accessibility to the public. The commissioner of works, clerk - treasurer, deputy -clerk treasurer and building in- spector will have offices on the first floor. Provisions were also added fo'r a first -floor meeting room. The second floor will house an expanded council chamber as well as a staff room. The third floor has been divided into numerous committee meeting rooms. Some cot Keil members were concerned that no provisions have been made for the inclusion of an elevator. Councillors Jim Searls and Stan Profit both suggested that an elevator for the disabled be inlcuded in the plans. Glen Carey said an elevator would be installed if 'grants are availablei therwise, the cost is prohibitive. "It would cost more than 50 per cent of the total renovations to install an elevator," he said. " We thought it would be logical to make the town offices more accessible and put them on the first floor. The most logical place for the' chambers is the second floor. " Hill and Borgal will provide full engineering ser- vices and supervision of the work for 10 percent of the total cost. • Elston wins nomination Wingham lawyer Murray Elston defeated Bruce McDonald, in the final ballot to win the Huron -Bruce Liberal nomination in Lucknow Tuesday. Elston defeated McDonald in the fourth ballot after Londesbore farmer John Jewitt withdrew from the voting. Elston is a director of the Wingham Business Association and treasurer of the Huron -Bruce Federal Liberal Association. More than 1.509 people crammed the Lucknow Community Centre to hear Liberal leader Stuart Smith.