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The Huron Expositor, 1978-12-14, Page 3and children, like Neliles, report, more victims tha they can handle, more than usual, during the holidays. It srems that the extra amount of time we spend with our families during the h olidays, coupled with the HI SANTA; I'M ERIC ----Eric Johnston has his chance to meet- firsthand at the Seaforth Co-Op Nursery's Christmas concert Id at Seaforth Public School on Sunday afternoon.' - (Expositor Photo) A SHIVER, A SHAKE— The .Seaforth Public Liprary was a chilly 58 F. on Saturday afternoon, and 11bl-orlon Stella Beattie wore her coat to keep out the chill. After the puppef shim finished, the library ,staff were forced to close the building due to the.chilly temperatures. (Expositor photo) cpositor As Do you read the Expositor?, BY DEBBIE RANNEY . . This week the 'Expositor decided to find out how well the residents of the area- think We serve the-communilty and so Expositor Asks asked three questions: Do you read the Expositor? HoW well • do you think it serves the community? What do you dislike or like about it? Mrs. Kenneth' Betties of RR 1, Seaforth said she did read the paper and the coverage was very good as far as she was concerned. "It's just an all around paper. I don't think there's anything that I dislike about it," she said. Mrs. Bill Wilbee of 53 George Street in Seaforth'said, "I always read it and enjoy it," She thought it serve the community very well. "I think it has everything that-people ask for. I don't know what better commentary they could put in it. I think it's all very good." She added that it was up to the people themselves to put in coming events. Mrs. Ray Hutchinson of Egmondville said, "I think it serves it very well for this size of community. It has 'places where people can voice their opinion and just like this '(Expositor Asks) you , even go after people's opinions. "I really can't say there's anything on either side that's outstanding (dislikes or • likes about it) I think it carries most of the goings on, coming events, meetings and bazaars." Mrs. Norman Harburn of RR 2, Staffa said they •get the Expositor and they really like to read it and Mr. Harburn said there was nothing he disliked about it but one thing he likes is the 100 years ago column. "4- Mrs. Lawrence Ruston of 8 Ann St., Dublin said she , thought the community coverage was "great". . "I like it all. There's nothing I dislike," she said. When asked if she read the Expositor, Mrs. Paul Matthews of Jarvis Street, Seaforth said, "Oh, definitely. I think it's published quite well, We lOok forward to it every week. • Shelikedthe advertising 'in it "If you're looking lot a job or something, plus you get to know what's going on around town," she said, Mrs. Mervyn Lane of RR 4, Seaforth said they read the Expositor all the time and she thought it served the community very well. "I'd hate to do without it. I like to find out what's going on. I really look *ward to getting it," she said. Brian Campbell,•of RR 4, Walton said they read the Expositor, and its service to the local community was alright. "It's quite informative for local people," he said. Library 58 on Saturda Behind the scenes by Keith Roulston (Continued from Page 2) dances before the days of bars at dances and seeing drunken brawls far worse than anything we have today. The men would disappear from the dance to "have a quick one" out at the car. Unfortunately that's• exactly what it was: too quick leading to easy drunkeness and .plenty of unpleasant- nesL k remember too the days when alcohol wasn't as easy to to get as it is today when there used to he bootleggers in every corner of the township. Ob .viously, just making it hard to get didn't make people drink'less, it just added a criminal element to the procuring of drink. Obviously the only real answer is convincing individuals to drink less or not at all. Let's face it, booze is really a pretty unnecessary part of our lives. It's also a pretty expensive unnecessary part or our lives. We'll scream about the high cost of food but still drive down the Brewers Retail and load up the trunk every Friday night. Sure we could get along without it and better off for it financially, mentally and bodily. Trying to get people to make the--- big decision, however,ks far edgier said than done. 25 YEARS OF SERVICE — Three employees of Genesco Shoes Ltd. were preSehted with 25_year service jpins and certificates at the company's annual banquet on Friday evening. Jim Rutherford, president of Geriesco of Canada Ltd., with 25 year employees Flora Muir, Marion Coutts, Robert Walter, plant manager who made the presentation and, John Aubin, the third 25-year employee pose after thepresentation ceremony. (Expositor photo) Reader seeks book on•Nakina THE,HU IC!N EXPOSITOR, DECEMBER 14,1978 1-70ethirtg to. soy by Susan VV;hite ...,,...7.4,,vailward.,r; • • • • ghts of Christmas To The Editor: Enclosed please find a cheque for another year's subscription to your newspaper. Every Saturday •we are happy to see the paper in our postal box.. I expecially en joy "Something to Say." I have noticed that there have been ,a number of used book sales in your area. I would like to buy one or more copies of a book entitled•"Traplines North" by Stephen W Merrier The Seaforth Public library staff were forced to close the library again on Saturday afternoon due to heating problems. The •library has been plagued with cold temperatures off and on for the past four ,76,r years. Last vet k, someone from Lebeau Plumb- ing and Heating Ltd., Goderich, was at the library to try and correct the problem with (Continued from Page 2) You can see the predicament my old lady was in. She not only had to get herself Jooking like the. Queen of Sheba, but she had to get her daughters outfit lined up. including the loan of shoes and makeup, ensure that Kim's Don wore something decent and 'choose the shirt and tie I'd wear. lough. Another reason I hate weddings is the most. That one set me back about 5200, minimum . About 30 bucks for long•distatfee calls, discussing Who'd wear what. 1n other 40 for gills. (My 'wife' was unable to make the shower for the bride, so had to take a shower gift plus a wedding gift. Eighty bucks for motel rooms, Yeah. I got stuck for two of them, plus cost lor the grandboys. Twelve bucks for snacks (no• ,the furnace. The men • returned on Monday after learning of the problems on the weekend. StellaBeattie, the Librarian, said tempera- tures in the upper floor of the library on Saiurday were as low as 58° F. The cold - temperatures did not interfere with .a pu et show presented for Seaforth youngste the library basement in the afternoon. , .1..%S.T. I V t: bucks for n ba b y-s i tter, who told us rather tightly that the v ere the worst kids that she ever baby sat. \ nother 1(t for gas and oil. Another five for tilts. V,nd lordy knows host much my vile spent on material for her outfit. One more reason I hate weddings. hey always interfere with the 'things )ou'd rather he doing. If they're in June, you'd rather he out trout-fishing. It' they're in November. you'd rather be at home watching one of the final football games. \h wothehell. We had a good visit with the grand•boys. Liz got herself a nice fella, there isn't another wedding in the offing. and tny daughter is coping with a I6-hour day without going around the Nid. It was worth it. I hate to strike a sombre note in this season of comfort and joy but did you know, that serious family fights escalate at Christmas time? Toronto hostels for battered wives You're invited. You're invited to join S.P.S. students for a public Christmas Concert in the Public School gym on December 20 at 7:30 The Senior Choir will sing K. to 5 will perform. You're invited to join Seaforth Public School students and parents for Family Christmas carolling December 19th at 7:30 p.m. Gather at the Public School by .7:30, tour parts of the town by foot; return for hot chocolate. Parents please bring cookies! Correction In an article published last week in The Huron Expositor, in the 60th wed- ding anniversary celebrations of Alfred and Dora Buchanan of Huron- view, Clinton, the article should have read celebrations were attended by joughter Joyce; Mrs. Jerry Cooke of Clinton. The Expositor regrets any in- convenience caused by the error • Huron fl of Huron ounty Board of Edtica on trustees didn't wanfto get involved in a b y now pay later scheme Monday night because they were concerned they wouldn't be able to pay -later. Trustees were hedgy about approving a recommendation to set aside about $75,000 to replace outdated or" worn out vocational equipment inlhe county's high schools. The recommendation was made by an ad hoc committee set up to investigate com- plaints from teachers that equipment in vocational classrooms was badly in need 'of repair or replacement.' COrrinlaints have been coming to the board Tor two years and a committee composed of four trustees, high stress olt too much getting ready and good cheer, bring out the wort in a lot of us. Then too * loneliness and • because of financial restrictions. • MONEY "I agree with the recommendation ii T sometimes wonder if we're not making a mistake pouring allothis mon intO all the schools," said Zurich trustee trustee Herb Turkheim. He added that the board could take a look at the problem and consider concentrating its efforts on Clinton and Winghain. He said the other shops may be closed allowing the board to "do a better job than it is now" by putting that much more in the two schools. -• • The committee wanted the board to recommend to the budget committee that $6 per pupil be, set aside for . purchase of equipment in non-vocational areas. The committee wanted vocational equip- ment to include audio visual equipment, urniture, offices, physical education,. science and other areas and also wanted the board to meet its high school principal in' the future to discuss budget concerns. • The recommendations would require a total expense of $102,600. Of that $27,600 would be generated by the $6 per pupil for. mula and the remaining $75,000 would be earmarked by the board.. Committee members, Marion Zinn of Aslifielcitownship. Eugene Frayne, seperate school trustee, John Henderson of Seaforth and Dorothy Williams of Clinton, reminded the board that in 1978 $27,357 was budgeted for capital expenditure and $30,790 in, 1977. It added that the $102,600. expense was $35,700 less than the, total value of equipment needed to be i'i-,placed or re- paired. ' , $6 PUPIL Frayne told the board that because the board normally spends at least the amount generated by the $6 per pupil formula it really was looking at raising $75,000 over and above normal expenses. He added that the expense was not frivilous but was in fact a necessity. "To my way of thinking four schools have vocational training and are loaded right to the ears and there are otter courses ueing used a lot less," said Frayne. "In-the future the board could consider having courses like Latin or Spanish at Seaforth where they don't have vocational training and having vocational courses at other schools. I don't see how g taxpayer in this county can object to this board spending $75,000 in school so a teacher can teach." The seperate school trustee added.that he "can't see spending money for a teacher to stand up if frontof'a classroom with nothing to teach with." John Henderson said the committee Seaforth council's proc ducal by-law got another amendement nday night when councillors in a recorde vote, decided to eliminate a requirement the they stand up• when speaking. Councillors- still have to get the mayor's okay to speak however, and were doing so, with only a bit of prompting, at their first full meeting. The amendment Carried 6 to 3 with Mayor Sinriamon, deputy 'reeve Dale and councillor Irwin Johnston voting against the change. No one was standing to speak anyway, Real , togethefness, hu, 'h? Remembered insults and slights from years back' are often hoarded and hauled out , as ammunition for this crucial family fight. Oh )lily friends have known rip roaring family arguments over such things ' as what kinds `of cookies to make or how much to spend on the kids. What's the answer? I don't have one, You could ignore family altogether and go south by yourself but that may leave you open to other problems. Suicides go up at Christmas time too. But what I'm' going to try to do this Christmas to keep things happy is to keep things simple. If I'm not frazzled by , baking and decorating after extra hard days at the office, I'm less likely to bite anyone else's head off. If everyone contri- butes•one-dish for Christmas dinner the load won't be too heavy on anyone. So I'm buying my cookies and fruit cake. My kid won't remember mother making shortbread but I hope she won't remember me being too worn out to enjoy the festivities either. When you're sending us your times you'd like a repeat on ...see last week's" column. (it's rerun in the second section because of a layout - mistake last week), ..how about giving me your recipe for keeping the joy in Christmas?, wanted it clear that the recommendation it was giving the board's budget committee was. not to be changed withdut board approval. He said a similar recommendation wasmade last-year aridthe'budget committee threw it out because money was , not available. He said this year if moneris tight • the committee wanted the matter brought back to the board before any changes are made in the equipment replacement pro- gram. Goderich trustee Dave Gower, a new trustee, asked if the board's sanctioning of the committee report meant that the expense automatically went into the budget. He said that he appreciated the problem but pointed out that many items of a similar nature would come before the budget. committee and that until more is know about expenses for 1979 it would not be wise to spend this kind of money. He said, he could support the recommendations if they 'were just. given priority but he could not support them-if a . final decision was being made now. SIMILAR John Cochrane, director of education, explained to Gower that last year a similar request was given the budget committee and tha committee "in its wisdom or whatever" changed the amount in the r,commendation. He said this year the committee wants the recommendation' to stand if possible and if that is not possible, it wants* the budget committee to come back to the board with any changes. He said the recommendation is "not carved in stone"; but means that any changes will be madeby the whole board. Exeter trustee Clarence McDonald told the board that he couldn't see where the money was coming from. He said he felt the budget committee would have to "sharpen its' pencil" without this kind of problem. He said he didn't think the board could tell the , budget committee it had to work this kind of expense into the budget adding that the board may have to look at Amalgamating courses,. Frayne said that totI nearly all the courses taught in the school's are used by the students but added that it "wasn't important whetper students put the knowledge 'into a trade."' ' 'What's important to me is that the fact that they can use it," he said, He added that the principals knew that they were not going to get everything they asked for but told the board that "it couldn't go on forever just putting it off." He glid he realized the figure was.hefty but he couldn't see how the board "can't provide equipment for teachers to teach with and yet can give them a nine percent raise to teach." "If you're going to put a teacher in front of the classroom you're going to have the give him something to teach with," he stressed again. councillor Jim Sills pointed out. The by-law to amend will also set , up council's new industrial committee as a standing commit- tee. Most new councillors plan to attend a two day seminar in Chatham in February for newly elected councillors. Mayor Sinnamon and Councillors Dinsmore and Hoelscher say they will attend. Reeve John Flannery willl attend a similar meeting in Brantford in January. Attendance would be of benefit to any councillor, councillor DinSmore noted. school principals, school department heads and teachers toured the classrooms and came up with several recommendations for the board. 'Board members recognized the problem 'dud agreed something had to' be done about 'It but couldn't agree on its priority. Some argued that if would be foolish for the board to decide now to spend• that kind of money on equipment replacement • without knowing what impact it would have on other expenses in the budget. They felt that if the board made equipment replacement a top priority it may' find later in 1979 that another serious problem exists in another subject area and will not be able to deal with the situation Sugar and spice By Bill Smiley hOdy else seemed to hilve any money). As far as I know it is the only book written about our adopted town. It has been out of print for a number of years, but there were quite a number of copies printed so there must be some copies that people would be willing to part with. Thank yott.for your help in this matter. Yours truly Mrs. Leis Hoff 'Box 147, Nakina, Ont. POT 2H0 depression is magnified at Christmas time because those who aren't happy suffer more by looking at the good times everyone else is (Supposedly haying. We talked about the Christmas blues around the dinner table one day recently and my' companions'; made„ some interesting obser- vations. First I should qualify this gloom and doom with the fact that all of us who talked look forward to Christmas; we enjoy the season and we have for the most part happy childhood memories of the time. E for $75,000 Reluctantly updates equipment But. One person remembpred that Christmas was nelable at her 'house for the continuous low key battle that ma and pa would have ,' over whether or*t to give the annual Chris as party. Pa was for, ma was -anti. (She of course did all the work.) Another guy said his fly always argues about ' the tree, Will it be real or artificial? If real, who cleans up the needles in the carpet? If real half the family called it too scrawny, the other half having participated in its orchase. - Then there are those destructive wars about whether to spend Christmas with her side or his and if with both, which one gets the actual day? ' One family, a friend said, considered sending husband and one kid to grandma A's and mother and two to Grandma B's. Procedural bylaw amended