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Goderich elevator
beach land deal
George Parsons, President
of The Goderich Elevator and
Transit Company Limite;,d,
has announced his company's
purchase of the former
Imperial Oil depot property
at Goderich Harbor.
The Elevator Company
purchased the 1.8 acre parcel
from Marathon Realty the
real estate branch of
Canadian Pacific Railways,
for $25,000.
The town of Goderich had
been negotiating with the
Marathon Realty Company of
Toronto to purchase the land
but their offer of December
21, for $20,000 was rejected.
The town received notice of
the rejection on April 18.
The town wanted to pur-
chase the land °for park
development.
Parsons said the purchase
was made in anticipation of
future growth in cargo
handling by the Elevator
Company.
"While the property is not
adjacent , to • our present
holdings," he explained, "we
saw a need in future for
property close by our
facilities."
The company president
observed that already the
land was needed for mar-
shalling trucks which arrive
during the harvest season. He
pointed out that over 50 per
cent of all grains handled last
year were produced in
wing with an artistic
dedicated to
g Lind encouraging
(Mario playwrights
ffcring • regional
s. an opportunity to
of" theatrical ex-
. the Blyth Summer
Festival's 1977 summer
program which runs from
July 1`to August 20, will in-
clude two original Canadian
plays written especially for
the Festival, a new adap-
tation of Harry J. Boyle's, "A
Summer Burning", and a
revival of last year's smash
success, "The Blood is
Strong;' by Canadian author
Lister Sinclair.
Opening the season July 1,
is, Harry J. Boyle's "A
Smmer Burning." Boyle,
born and raised near Blyth,
and currently chairman of
the CRTC, has written many
rot
novels about his rural roots.
This story is about a farm
family who take in a budding
city hoodlum during the
summer of '27. The play is a
study of tolerance in rural
family life, its effect on the
•
city boy, on the family's own
son and the community in
which they live.
Opening July 4, is the
musical adaptation of Lister
Sinclair's "The BloodIs
Strong." This -humorous and
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Celebrates Founder's Day
On April 26 the two chap-
ters Beta Theta and Xi Delta
Epsilon of Beta Sigma Phi
celebrated Founder's Day.
Both chapters spent a
pleasant evening starting,_
with"°a punch"%owl.
Opening remarks were.
made by toastmistress Sue
Gower followed by a toast to
the Queen.
Grace was said by Nancy
MacLennon followed by a
delicious full course dinner.
Nancy MacLennon
welcomed new pledges
Corrine Walsh, Mary Ann
Johnston and Susan Holland
for Sharron Moore who was
absent,
Highlights of the year for Xi
Delta Epsilon were read by
Ann Kuran and by Glenda
Cornish for Beta Theta.
The Founder's Day Pledge
-.was said by Chris Gautreau
followed by the message from
International.
Pat Dockstader presented
the Perfect Attendance
awards to Ann Kuran, Sandy
Rompf, Alison Paolin and
ual meeting
beral leader Stuart Smith and Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell spoke with
porters at the Huron -Middlesex Liberal Association annual meeting held in
st Wednesday. Talking with Smith are Eileen Palmer, Doris Pagon and Jean
Goderich.
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Jubilee 3
Beautify your Home
Plant Red, White & Blue
Petunias
Watch Next Week's Paper
For More Information on the
Home Beautification
Contest
Make your contribution to
Goderich In this our Sesquicentennial Year
Do your Part!
"Let's see lots of Red, White and Blue
Petunias in Goderich"
herself of XiDelta Epsilon.
Nancy MacLennon, Sharron
Moore, Joy McKee and Joan
Cavanaugh received the
same awards for Beta Theta.
Girl of the year for Ritual
of Jewels was Joy McKee.
touching comedy reveals the
joys and heartbreaks of early
Scottish Setters in Canada, -
,bravely confronting bears,
Indians and young love.
19-,7 is Centennial Year at
Blyth. In order to celebrate it,
Festival writer and actor,
Jim Schaefer has written
"The Blyth Memorial History
Show" which opens July 27.
This series of vignettes
portrays a rural Ontario
village from 1633 through
pioneering, settlement and
railroading. As he says, "It's
a -patchwork quilt of tall -
tales, silly songs, a few true
blue facts and a bear named
Beatrice."
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Western Ontario and arrived
by truck.
Parsons also said the
company is looking for
possible diversification into
the field of material handling.
"We have already been
contacted by one • cement
company which would be
interested in facilities at the
Goderich waterfront for off-
loading cargos."
Parsons said some
discussion had taken place
with the Dominion Road
Machinery Company
regarding possibilities for the
establishment of container
handling facilities at
Goderich.
"We would also like to be in
a position to handle incoming
shipments of raw materials
for other local industry," he
added.
Although the purchase may
not be finalized until late
June, Parsons said he had
decided to announce the deal
now because he was "aware
of some concern on the part of
municipal leaders and
organizers of Goderich's
sesquicentennial about
parking facilities at our
waterfront during the
been, grain elevators at the
Goderich waterfront since
1868 and that the Goderich
Elevator and Transit Com-
pany was formed in 1898.
"This company has long
been a part of Goderich's
historic growth, and we want.
to continue to play our part.
Both by making the property
available to the sesquicen-
tennial organizers 'this year
and• through industrial in-
vestment and expansion in
the future."
He said the company would
be gravelling parts of the lot
to provide a developed
parking area for both grain
trucks and those attending
Jubilee Three events.
The Elevator and Transit
Company has been a growth
industry in Goderich. In 1974
the peak corn handling was
1,000,000 bu. In 1975 it was up
to 4,000;000 bu. and then to
6,000,000 bu. in 1976.
This growth last year
allowed . investment of a
quarter million dollars in new
unloading facilities and an 80
foot electronic platform scale
enabling one man to receive
12,000 bu. per hoer.
The business year just
ended on March 31 was the
argest in post -Seaway
history with a total of
6,993,000 hu. handled.
Goderich Elevator and
Transit has 42 full time
mployees.
celebrations. 1
"We are prepared to make
this property available, free
of charge, for such a special
event," he said.
Parsons noted there had
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