The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-09-29, Page 8PAGE 8 —GODERICH SIGNALSTAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29.1982
PROCLAMATION
TOWNSHIP OF COLBORNE
October - Visiting Homemaker Month
Whereas the Town and Country Homemakers Agency Is
providing a valuable service in this area thus enabling
many elderly, disabled and convalescent residents to
continue to live In their own hones; .,1 do hereby
proclaim civic support for the Visiting Homemaker
Month which k being observed during OCTOBER and
call on all citizens of the Township of Colborne to lend
their Interest, support and co-operation In moking this
month a success In every way.
Wm. K. Bogie, Reeve
Township of Colborne
Flax industry in Crediton
area is theme of Hur n
County Historical Society
Mrs. Dave Cottel, Presi-
dent of the Creditors
Women's Institute welcomed
members of the Huron
County Historical Society,
and many area residents to a
joint meeting of the two
Societies on Sept. 15th, Joe
Hogan, President of the
Historical Society conducted
a short business session.
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The hall was decorated
with sheaves of Flax, and a
linen display, and
newspaper articles from the
Exeter paper in keeping with
the theme of the meeting
which dealt primarily with
the '°Flai-Industry" in the
Crediton area, as early as
1873. Jean Neil, assisted by
Isabelle King gave a presen-
tation of the history of flax
and . its by-products. Fax
was one of the earliest grain
crops,- being harvested by
hand, and woven into the
making of rope; used in
medicine; manufactured in-
to linseed oil, and the mak-
ing of cloth used for making
robes in the early days. It
dates back at least 10,000
years.
Crediton was located m the
midst of a flax -growing area
and had as many as seven
mills in a seven mile span.
Mills existed in the area until
1925 or '26. Jean stated that
the grasshopper and the
cricket were the worst
enemies to the success of the
Flax industry.
The second part of the pro-
gram dealt with local figures
of political importance who
had at one time been active
in the life of Exeter and
Crediton. Mrs. Ward Fritz, a
granddaughter of the late
Henry Eilber, M.P., told of
the life and achievements of
her grandfather, who had
been a past president of the
Hay Township Insurance
Company in Crediton. He
was a native of Germany
and had built a brick store in
the village, " where he had
operated a grrocery.business
in partnership with his
brother Jacob. He was
Chairman of the building
committee of the Huron
County Home in 1917; a past
member of Huron County
Council; and served as
M.P.P. for Stephen
Township.
Mrs. Gerald Godbolt told
of the life of Valentine Ratz
who was born in St. Jacob's,
Ont., of German parentage.
He had come to Stephen
Township in 1875,, and with
D---10MEOWNE
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If your chimney is defective, your house may •
he feeling just like you do right no ,v Because
heating systems take in oxygen and release carbon
dioxide. just like. you do.
But when a furnace can't get enough oxygen..
car carhon dioxide can't escape, your house can't
"hreathe" Carbon monoxide can he created and
that is a dangerous situation for you and your family.
:'clean and clear chimney is necessary to vent
your furnace properly.
!fere are some warning signs of chimney
deterioration:
loose mortar and bricks
vv1iite powder or water stains on f:hifiT -r)(e. F
above roof •
w.later stains at the chimney's clean-out door.
1'Ol.: 1:\Y NI:1:I)ACF1.I'\(:R iO
I'WEV1;N 1` 1:ROSI()N O{ Ti iI.\1:\SO\R
1 -or your safety, aindr>"r Your pC:Tacc cii"rlilnd,
:,'4ur heating system and chimney inspected
arici cTi inedannUaifly by a qualified c ontra(.tor.`
li>i.a and your house will both breathe a sigh of relief.
- Ministry of Cu -n su mne r-
and Commercial Relations
Ontario
Robert Elgie M.D., Minister
William Davis, Premier
his brother John had
operated a saw mill in
Crediton. He served as.a
councillor, deputy -reeve,
and reeve of Stephen
Township, and was the first
citizen of the Township to
serve as warden. Valentine
Ratz became a member of
the Senate, and rose to polit-
cal fame as such in 1919. He
died in 1923.
The life of Thomas Green-
way was given by David Mc-
Clure
o-Clure of Crediton. Thomas
Greenway was born in Corn-
wall, England on March 25,
1838, coming to Canada with
his parents in J844. He was
educated in Huron County
and became a general mer-
chant in Centralia for
several years. He
represented South Huron in
the House of Commons from
1875-78. He moved to
Manitoba to take up farming
and was instrumental in the
building, of the Canadian
Pacific Railway, and pro-
moted the economic pro-
grams of that province. He
did much to encourage
agriculture, and brought in
many settlers from the coun-
ties of. Huron and Bruce. He
entered the Manitoba
Political scene by running as
an Independent prior to 1878,
then became a Liberal
member for Manitoba from
1879-1904; became leader of
the opposition in 1887, and
Premier of Manitoba in 1888.
He returned to Ottawa it
1904 as Representative for
Lisgar, and retired in 1908,
passing away in that City of
October 30, that same year.
Buried in Crystal City,
Manitoba:.`
Musical entertainment
was enjoyed during the even-
ing by a trio of musicians in-
cluding Maggie Clark, 'Don
Dinney, and Gerald Gaiser.
Gloria Martin, Eleanor
Roezler and Ruth Miller
sang an original song entitl-
ed, "Bringing in the Flax",
and an encore. Mrs. Mary
Kenney thanked all who had
helped to make the program
a success.
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George Parsons, president of Goderich Elevators Ltd. gave
The Livery theatre project fund -rasing drive a needed boost
with the announcement that the company would pledge
$3,000 over three years. Parsons donated the first $1,000
installment of the pledge to Dorothy Wallace and lain Bain
of the board of directors Sunday. (photo by Dave Sykes)
Former Champion employee dies
J. BERTRAM
CRAWFORD
J. Bertram Crawford of
Goderich died in Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital
after a lengthy illness on
Sunday, September 26 at the
age of 7l.
— He -was- born- in Ashfield
Township on November 15,
1910 to William and Charlotte
(Bennett) Crawford.
He married Stella John-
ston who survives him. They
lived in Ashfield Township
until moving to Goderich in
1965.
The late Mr. Crawford
farmed in Ashfield and later
was employed at Champion
Road Machinery Company
in Goderich. After his
retirement, he worked at
Point Farms' Provincial
Park.
TOWNSHIP OF COLBORNE
NOMINATIONS
Nominations will be received by the under-
signed during normal office hours beginning
at 9:00 a.m. on October 14th andclosing at
5:00 p.m. on October 18th, 1982, for the
following positions:
Reeve, Deputy -Reeve and three (3) Coun-
cillors to serve a three year term for the
Township of Colborne..
The prescribed nomination forms may bo
obtained at the Clerk's Office- in the
Colborne Township Community, Hall,
Carlow, R.R. 5 Goderich, Ont., and must be
completed and be filed with the Clerk by
the above noted closing time.
H. Milburn, clerk
R.R. 5,
Goderich, Ontario.
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OBITUARIES
For. many years, the late
Mr. Crawford was a
dedicated -Worker and
served as elder of St.
Andrews United Church,
Ashfield Township. He was a
member of North Street
United Church.
He was predeceased by
one daughter, Nancy Jean;
one sister, Mrs. Earl (Edna)
Bogie and one brother,
Harvey.
Besides his wife, he is
survived by two sisters, Mrs..
Watson (Charlotte)
Sheardown and Mrs. Robert
(Margaret) Oke, both of
Goderich; and three
brothers, Ernest of
Goderich, Leonard of
Wingham and Clifford . of
Lueknow.
A funeral service was held
at McCallum Funeral Home
in Goderich on Tuesday,
September 28 at 2 p.rn. The
Reverend Robert 0. Ball
officiated.
Interment was in
Dungannon Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jim
Hayden, Bill Hayden, Frank
Doherty., Fred Crawford,
Jim Graham and Don
McKenzie.
Honorary bearers were
Carman Hayden, George
Dougherty and Bill Barlow.
Attending the funeral from
a distance was Mrs. Tom
Demuynck and family, • of
Sudbury:
MRS. ELSIE
MAY FRASER
Mrs. Elsie May Fraser of
73 . Britannia Road, West,
Goderich died in Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital
on Tuesday, September 21 at
the age of 89.
She was born in Colborne
Township on July 29, 1893 to
William Norris and Mary
-(Thurlow) Morris:
She married Reginald
Donald Fraser in Goderich
in 1916. He predeceased her
in 1948.
The late Mrs. Fraser lived
in Colborne Township until
moving to Goderich in 1961.
She was a member of St.
George's Anglican Church.
She is survived by one
sister, Mrs. William (Pearl
Hazel) Lawrence of
Colborne Township and
several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held
at Stiles Funeral Home in
Goderich on Thursday,
September 23 at 2 p.m. The
Reverend Robert J. Crocker
officiated.
Interment was in Colborne
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Don
McArthur, Alvin Blackwell,
Claire Bedard and Harold
Chambers.
$399
Bed Sale
4 different styles to choose from. An
upholstered bed, a poster bed and 2
styles of bookcase headboard beds.
Priced complete.
3 days onF
Held
over till
Oct. 2
ONTARIO
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550 Huron 8t. Stratford
(Across from the •A&W)
* Cheques " Visa " Easy Budget Terms
Hours: Mon. Tues. Wed. Sat. 10 - 6. Thurs. Fri. 10 - 9
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MRS. EMILY
MERLE McLEAN
Mrs: Emily Merle McLean
of Goderich died at her
residence on Thursday,
September 23 at the, age of
65.
She was born in Wingham
on September 26, 1916 to
William Bertram and Ethel
Mae (Rogers) Elliott.
She married W. Allan
McLean. He predeceased
her.
She was a member of
Sunset Circle, Mary
Hastings Club and St.
George's Anglican Church.
She is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. John
(Dianna)' Johnston of
Huntsville; t ;o sons, .Logan
of Goderich and Robert of
Hamilton; two sisters, Mrs.
John (Elizabeth) Munday of
Pt. Colborne ' and Mrs.
Matthew (Rena) Johnstone
of Acton; one brother, Edwin
Elliott of Pt. Colborne; seven
grandchildren and one great-
grandchild.
A funeral service was held
at McCallum Funeral Home,
Goderich on Saturday,
September 25 at 2 p.m. The
Reverend Robert J. Crocker
officiated.
Interment was in Maitland
Cemetery, Goderich.
Pallbearers were Andy
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McLean, Gerry McLean,
Gary Munday, Don
Hamilton, Wayne Vanstone
and Bob Prouse.
ORLAND ROSS
(DICK) TAYLOR
Orland Ross (Dick) Taylor
of T52Warren Street,
Goderich died Thursday,
September 23 in St. Mary's
Hospital, Kitchener as the
result of a car accident at the
ageof49.
He was born in Crediton on
March 2, 1933 to Ross
Dennison and Luella Lydia
(Gower) Taylor.
He married Jaqueline
(Jaci) Taylor in Exeter on
July 18, 1959. She survives
him.
The late Mr. Taylor lived
in Hamilton, Windsor and
Nova Scotia before moving
to Goderich in 1972. He was
the manager o! the Canadian
111 C att.?! C 1ielC. 14C WtW` watt
an adherent of North Street
United Church.
Besides his wife, he is
survived by one son, Mark,
at home; and one daughter,
Lisa of Toronto; his mother,
Mrs. Ross (Luella) Taylor of
Exeter; his grandmother,
Mrs. Mary Gower of
Crediton; and three
brothers, Ken of Edmonton,
Don of Toronto and Doug of
London.
A funeral service was held
at Stiles Funeral Home in
Goderich on Saturday,
September 25 at 2:30 p.m.
The Reverend Robert 0. Ball
officiated.
Interment was in the
Maitland Cemetery,
Goderich.
Pallbearers were Robert
Allen, Robert Woodall, Allen
Scharlach, Jim Holmes, Art
Bourdeau andR,obert.RiehL.
Goderich
Harbour
report
BY RON GRAHAM
The Algolake arrived light
from Lambton September 23
and cleared harbor the next
day for Chicago and.
Cheboygan.
The Sauniere Three Rivers
(formerly Algosea) arrived
light September 26 for the
first time in Goderich and
cleared harbor for Quebec
the same day. •
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