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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1968-11-28, Page 10Wedding Pictures JERVIS STUDIO Phone 482-7006 HURON SEPARATE SCHOOL SUPPORTERS Look At The RECORD * '12 years in municipal politics. * 7 years Reeve of Stephen Township. Warden of Huron County * 7 years on South Huron District High School. Board and chairman in 1968. * 'Member Huron County Board of Health, for .11.. years. * Successful farmer and businessman. * Father of eight children On December, 2 ... VOTE JACK MORRISSEY FOR SEPARATE SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE To The HURON COUNTY SCHOOL 'BOARD Any Credit Card Allows You No Down Payment Gift Problems. NOT SURE WHAT TO GIVE? We'll Help You! Buy With Confidence How About Family Ring At Ormandy Jewellery You can rely on our knowledge and experience to guide you in choosing a quality gift of lasting value. The birthstones of each child or each member of the family are delicately set in an attractive gold ring. Three styles to choose from. 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"1 ask your support December 2, that I may continue to work for good education, at sensible cost, for your children and mine," VOTE Hulley Dec. 2 • TOWNSHIP OF GODERICH an election will be held in Goderich Township on DECEMBER 2nd between the hours of 10.a.m. and 8 p.m. for the position of Reeve and for a Separate School representative to the Huron County School Board Polls will be opened at the following places, vkiith the:Following D. R. Officers and Poll Clerks WARD PLACE D.R.O. POLL CLERK 1 N. Fuller's house M. Mcl !wain H. Montgomery 2 A. Sturdy's house Mrs. Chester Mrs. H. McCabe Sturdy 3 A. Schilbe's house , Chas. Wallis Wm. Mcl !wain 4, Geo. Wise's house E. Trick Frank Thompson 5 Lobb's Hall Don Lobb Fred Vodden 6 Township Office Reg. Miller G. Stock R. E. THOMPSON Returning Officer 43b 10 Clin n .News-Record. Thursday.. hInvornhpr 2a. 1969. County .official hits regional 'government 13Y B,$-:ATKPY Il urpn. County clerk.-treasurer„ 40tin Berry in a written report as clerk-treasurer submitted to Huron County Council: at its session in Goderich IN.0.0111ner 14, attacked the proposed -regional government in Ontario an;' urged .5CrOxiger county government. He expressed doubts that the Provincial Government' '"really -knows where it is going with regional government." - "At this time, I would like to take the opportunity of " expressing my thoughts in connection with regional government. Over the past year, there has been an ever-increasing amount of discussion about this subject. I am wondering why we must change the name of our type of governMent, from `county' to 'region', Is it just , a change for the sake of change? "In the case of Huron County, if we amalgamate county governments, one can be • sure that the administrative costs will rise and we will be one step further away from the people. A brief,was submitted to the Select Corrrnittee by the County of Huron which, pointed out, in the opinion of Huron County, this County should be retained within its present boundaries and should remain the 'County of Huron.' "I feel very strongly about this situation and urge every member of County Council to fight for the retention of the County as far as boundaries are concerned. "Certainly changes will come; changes have been taking place. The County now, has a Planning Board, county Assessment, County Library, and various other departments. These departments, as they are presently constituted, are big .enough to properly administer the functions of the -county, Yet County Council who, are directly responsible to the people forthe tax dollar. - "I believe in some eases there is opportunity for amalgamation of ..services, one county with another; but at the present time not to the extent of two counties joining for every typ • of county function under present conditions. Let us, for a moment, look at some of these conditions which must be the basis for establishing a region, "Firstly, we are presently commencing on the County Assessment Commissioner .System, which means a re-assessment of all properties in the County of Huron. The Department of Municipal Affairs has given us authority to carry on as we are, using our present assessment figures until the year 1973 for the taxation year 1974. Thus, for a few, years, we will not • be able to compare` our assessment in Huron County against , ,any other. county. Therefore, in the initial stages, how can one consider complete amalgamation until this re-assessment work has been fully completed, not only by Huron but also by any other 'xmnty with whom we might onsider amalgamating. ''Secondly, we are commencing a programme of County Planning. This is another vital step in the progress of the County. We already have several planning boards in the area, guile, with. official plans, We will be looking to these people for assistance and guidance as the county Plan itself is developed. The County Plan shuul0 function, where possible, in accordance with the local plans already in force, and I am surait will, in many, many cases, Again, until such time as ..the County has its official plan and the neighbouring counties have theirs, how can we properly amalgamate? "Both these programs have been approved by the Provincial Government. I am not being critical of the Previncial authorities but I am wondering if the Provincial Government really know what•they,are doing witty regional government? It is quite true there hafie been some ,detailed studies in certain areas and rightly so, as in these areas there will be amalgamation because it will make a better and more effective form of government. But this is a local condition; this doeS not apply in Huron County, "I do urge the members of County Council to take a' good look at their own situation both at the County level and in their own municipalities. How can we improve our own conditions before we are told to do so by the Provincial Governrrient? Possibly in some areas, amalgamation of municipalities for administration purposes only, might be an effective step. This would provide a central office with a staff to carry Out increasing detailed functions of local' government. "I would like to stress again I am not criticizing the Provincial Government for their discussions on regional government, but in my opinion I do not believe the Provincial Government has a detailed plan regarding regional government. I do think the Provincial authorities are looking to the various areas to bring . forth discussion on this subject and I feel strongly that we in Huron County should put our best foot forward and start studying our own situation and ' our own boundaries before someone, in Toronto starts studying them for us. "Huron County ha., had gond local and county government for )vellover one hundred years. Let `Us continue to give tqat, good government and continue fdi'the right to fight for that good government on behalf of the people of Huron! Warden Calvin Krauter, Brussels, commended the Clerk-Treasurer at the conclusion of his report. Huron .County's new County Assessment Commissioner System is getting ready to commence operations, Assessment Commissioner E. S. Interior Decorating Reasonable Rates Experienced Available Two or Three Days A Week WAYNE WERNER 482-9512 Hall reported to Huron ..County Council at its meeting in Goderich November 14, • "We still Have a OPPple. .of more people to. engage," he said, "but we ,are taldng our time to get the proper people for the proper jobs," he gated, "We would ratbor wait a until the right persons come alone Indicating the immensity of the job that ,awaits the new System, Mr. Hall stated there were 40,000 entries for 26;000 properties in the County. The System would not go into effect until 1973 for 1974 taxation, be. believed. • in order to handle this vast number of entries by computer, the Equalization Committee recommended that the Data Centre Service agreement be signed between IBM and the county totalling $27,459. The actual cost will vary in accordance with the actual .amount of work carried out by IBM; Mr. nall said that this would be the cost the first year, btrt would be one-half' of that after the first year. The equipment is not bought but leased. Roy V. Pattison, East Wawanosh, chairman of the committee, reported that the budget for 1969 would appear to total $158,325, Operating costs will be $137,425, conversion costs $20,900. The committee had made no firm. decision on this budget; it is only a guideline. The .1969 Council will finalize the necessary transactions. On recommendation of the committee, County Council appointed the following members . to Courts of Revision: Court Number 1: Donald McKenzie, Harry Gowdy, Reg .Jewell;: Court Number 2: Glenn 'Fisher, Walter J. Forbes. 'The following staff members have been engaged effective ',JanuPry 1, 1969: A. A. Alexander, former County Assessor; Ed Jessop, former Town of Goderich Assessor;-Don 'Haines, Paul Caesar, Ken McDougall, Clifford Heifer. The bylaw appoin4ng Mr. Berry said, that one of his duties was "to co-ordinate, direct, and br o adly( supervise the ilTWIMPrit4t1011 tif all programs approved by County Council," The committee recommended that salary increases be granted secretarial staff in the office of the Clerk-Treasurer based on the six.percent formula. The new "county assessment" building next the. County Jail in Goderich, will be officially knoWn as "Huron County Administrative Building", it was decided by the County Council in Goderich November 14. A plaque to this effect will be placed on the structure. Harry Worsell, Goderich, chairman of the Property Coinmittee, reported to Council that the building is now roofed and windows will be going in this week, Interior work has yet I.;o be done, of course. He stated that the contractor was ahead of ;chedule. Mr. Worsell reported that tenders for furniture were received in connection with the new building. Skeoch Office Supplies, Goderich, was awarded the contract covering desks and chairs and totalling $4,560. The committee stated that new boilers are being installed in the Court House, Goderich, one having been in operation for several weeks. With the completion of the new building, additional caretaking staff must be obtained. At the present time, D. Dalton, who has been working in the Museum, is not required in his present capacity and has been transferred to the caretaking staff, working under the direction of James Sheardown. Salary increases ,have been granted Messrs. Westbrook and Sheardown based on the six percent formula presently being used in most committees. Mr. Worsell reported that the County have finally secured proper title to th' Puseum property an, the C 'Pnty Solicitor has delivered necessary legal documents to the County Clerk. J. Chisholm, former curator, ha's, retired, and Mrs. F. Nanz, assistant 'curator for the past number of years, is in charge. As far as staffing the Museum, this will be done by the 1969 committee. Everett Smith, in his report as Construction Safety Inspector, said that he had met with D. R. Snider, architect for the new building, and stated that "everything seems in accordance with the specifications and the contractor is doing good work on'this building." He had made four checks on the building, and also an inspection as to repairs required on library roofs in Goderich and Seaforth. Mr. Smith reported that his inspections until the end of October had °tailed 384. Reports with some contraventions totalled 226, and eight "stop work" orders had been issued to date. 1111=111 ,•• Huron .County Council received a letter highly critical of the construction of the new County Administrative Building in Goderich which will 'partly house the new County Assessment System. In a letter read tq County council in session in Poderich November 14, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jewell, RR 6 Goderich, complained about the money being spent on the new building and other "extravagances" and, strongly suggested that ''the County Council pay a little more attention to the plight of the farmers of the country." The letter maintained that some farmers had to work 16 hours a day' to make ends meet and apparently no attention was being paid to their position by the municipal legislators and authorities. "Strike action" was suggested as the only way out. Warden Calvin Krauter, Brussels, suggested the letter be "referred to the Gripe Committee." No further action was taken. During 1968 and to date, Huron County Children's Aid Society has had an average of 92.7 or nearly 93 children in care, according to a report presented by the Local Director, Miss Clare McGowan, to Huron County Council in Goderich November 14, She said, however, that the range was so wide, it was almost impossible to estimate accurately how many children would be in care for 1969 and for how long. "I want to express our sincere appreciation for our wonderful foster parents and their families," Miss McGowan declared. "One of the first things we do when a child comes into care is to have a complete medical examination, with special attention to teeth. Most children have to be completely clothed. Miss McGowan announced that the Christmas Party would be held at C.F.B., Clinton, on December 18. Children's Aid Week is planned for April 20-26, 1969. One of the major problems 'rich faces Huron County .,brary Board is the large area to serviced with the funds available, Frank, ',McFadden, Bayfield, the board chairman, informed Huron County Council in Goderich November 14. He said the Board is endeavouring to allocate funds • to the best possible advantage under the circumstances. Salary adjustments have been made for the office staff. A detailed study of policy respecting office personnel, branch personnel and general adminsitration, has been agreed on by the Board, he stated. Discussions have ensued with certain branches regarding problems occurring in their particular areas. Mr. McFadden stated that the Board appreciates suggestions from local personnel. Miss Carolyn Croke, Huron County Librarian, told Council that she had put a lot of pressure on the provincial library service in connection with securing qualified assistants. CATTLE EXPORTS In the early years of settlement when Ontario agriculture was in its infancy that live stock was imported to 'build up Ontario herds. Today the flow is in reverse with Ontario exporting pure bred cattle all over the world. A fine tribute to the skill of the • Ontario cattle breeder. County Clerk-Treasurer John G. Berry was named to a new - post to be known as ;"Administrator", at the jiNovemVer, ,Session •„of. Huron County , Council in Goderich. The post becomes effective January 1. Action was taken on recommendation of the Warden's and personnel committee headed by Harold Robinson, Howick Township. Mr. Robinson reported that the committee had discussed the - subject of a County Administrator. The Warden had advised the committee he had made a detailed study of the subject and felt that such a position should apply to the County of Huron as well as many other counties. The chairman said under present arrangements the Clerk-Treasurer acts a a liaison between many of the county committees, although by, statute he does not have any authority in this field, his duties pertain precisely to County Council. As County Administrator, Mr. Robinson said, the Clerk-Treasurer would have an overall point of view of County proceedings. DECORATING CUSTOM COLORS Brighten Your Home Everything in your home will look like new when the paint and wallpaper is new. Let Lit work a miracle in your home,... Call 482-9542 For Color Suggestions And Free estimates D. A. KAY .8t -SON r PECK, R.K.IX To The Electors Of Tuckersmith, Seaforth, Bayfield, Stanley I feel I am well qualified to represent the people of this area, on the Huron County Board Of Education, having served as a trustee for 17 years: at S.S. 13, Stanley for 9 years and at Clinton District Collegiate Institute Board for 8 years as Huron County Representative. I have always been interested M the education of children, being the father of six; two of whom are in the teaching profeSsion, one in college, one in secondary school, and two in Huron Centennial School, I am prepared to devote as much time as required to ensure a better education for all our children at a reasonable cost to the taxpayers. ON DE0EIVIgER 2, VOTE- PECK POP HURON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 48 Li