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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1973-01-11, Page 3Mike Stephens, left, Clinton's new Recreation Director was hard at work last week as he put in his first week at the post at the Clinton Community Centre. He is shown discussing schedules with assistant facilities manager, Jim Collins. Mr. Stephens moved to Clinton from London where he worked for three years. (News-Record photo) Cayley Hill of Goderich, left, is the new chairman of the Huron County Board of Education. He was chosen Mon- day night at the inaugural meeting of the new board. Wilfred Shortreed of Walton was acclaimed to the vice- chairman's job. (photo by Wilma Oke) Ill tell you what's wrong! When you have a beef, it's nice to know that there's someone you can talk to. And there is. Your news- paper. The editorials give you a picture of local and international events from an informed and con- cerned point of view. If you have any comments to make, a letter to the editor helps you to get things off your chest. In fact, your letters are part of the reason, people read newspapers. Your feelings and opinions are news, every bit as much as those of politicians and world leaders. Think about it. What would you do without your newspaper? The Clinton News-Record CLINTON Ngws-rigoolio, THURSDAY, -JANUARY 11, 1973 ' New Rec. Director. "I love the place" Melfillop Council sworn in Clinton's new Recreation Director, Mike Stephens, 23, has only been in town a week and "I love the place." That comment came during a interview this week with Clinton's third rec director in a year. Mike, who took up his post January second, said the reason he picked a small town like Clinton to live and work in was because "there's no cohesiveness in a rec, director's job in the city, Here we have a better chance of community development." Mike is no stranger to recreation, After graduating from Centennial College in Toronto, where he specialized in Recreational Leadership, he went to Lon- don for three years where he was director of Therapeutic Recreation for emotionally disturbed children at the Salvation Array Children's Village, He also worked while he attended college and was a Youth Centre manager for a year and a Community Centre manager for the other year, Since he has come to Clinton, Mike says he has "never received so much operation. I couldn't beleive the people could be $o friendly," Mike has a girlfriend, Jenny Kozak, who works as recreational director at the Salvation Army Children's Village in Lon- don. He intends to conduct a survey in Clin- ton to find out what recreational programs people are involved in and what ad- ditional programs they would like set up. "We definitely need more varied. programs for the people," he said. Ralph McNichol of R,R. 4 Walton, a veteran on McKillep Township Council, tee* the oath of office as the first deputy reeve of the township at the inaugural meeting Monday morning. Following a brief meeting members of council, , Clerk-Treasurer Mrs. Kenneth McClure, Road Superintendent Kenneth Stewart, grader operator Frank }hilly and the press representative were guests of Reeve Allan Campbell at a dinner held at the Commercial Hotel in Seaforth. In the afternoon session, the road superintendent's wages were raised from $2,60 per hour to $2,90 and the grader operator's wages were raised from $3,00 per hour to $3,30 per hour. Council decided that if the grader is hired for private work it is to be at $12 per hour with a minimum of $6 per laneway for removal of snow and for back filling tile the minimum is $12, Reeve Campbell will represent the Township on the Ausable-Bayfield Conser- vation Authority and on the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority. Reeve Campbell and Councillor William Leeming will represent council on the Seaforth Fire Area Board for a two-year term. Council paid the membership fee of US to the Ontario Good Roads Association and the $30 fee. to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. The drain trench inspector is to receive $2,50 per hour plus 10 cents per mile and the fence viewers $15 per trip plus 10 cents per mile. Monteith, Monteith and Company of Stratford were re-appointed the auditors for 1973 for the township. General accounts of $1,566.08 were passed for payment and road accounts of $4,422,35, There were two tax refunds due to barna burned for a total of $132,34. Mrs, McClure reported 94 percent of the taxes irethe township had been collected for 1972, with 50 properties with taxes totalling $13,428. not yet paid. She said there were 11 properties with taxes of $3,370.30 that are three years in arrears and if not paid will be sold by tax sale in December. Seven copies of the Municipal World are to be ordered for township use, The meeting adjourned about 6 p.m. Goderich man heads new school board By Wilma Oke Cayley E. Hill of Goderich was elected chairman of the Huron County Board of Education at the inaugural meeting Mon- day. He succeeds Robert Elliott of Clinton. Mr. Hill and John Broadfoot of R.R. 1, Brucefield, were nominated for the position of chairman and the vote that followed en- ded in a tie. On the second ballot Mr. Hill was declared chairman. Nominated for vice-chairman were Charles Rau of Zurich, Wilfred Shortreed of R.R. I, Walton and Mrs. Marion E. Zinn of Dungannon. Mr. Rau and Mrs. Zinn withdrew and Mr. Shortreed was ac- claimed. Six new trustees, along with the ten trustees re -elected, took the oath of office administered by Judge R.S. Hetherington of Goderich. The new trustees are J.P. Alexander of Wingham, Ken C. Cooke of Clinton, Jack Riddell of Hay, Herbert Turkheim of Zurich, Mrs. J.W. Wallace of Goderich and John Westbrook of R.R. 2, Clinton. Judge Hetherington in his address told the trustees they had a very challenging role to carry out. He said. "With the rapid development of a new era caused by ur- banization and scientific development, our standard practices of governing ourselves through all known establishments such as government at all level's, boards such as Bayfield council ned over to the roads committee for com- pletion and will be returned to the Ministry. A $500 grant to Bayfield Volunteer Fire Department was approved, An invitation to attend a Seminar for Councillors from the Good Roads Association was received. Two sessions will he held on the inornine and afternoon of Monday, February 26 at the Royal York in Toronto, Membership fees were voted to be paid to the Association of Municipalities, of On- tario. A letter received from the Dundurn Press, Sarnia asking for information on tourist spots and attractions in this area, yours, the judicial system itself our chur- ches and other democratic institutions, all of which are manned by human beings, have not changed as rapidly as the new world in which we live. Our thinking is away behind and there is a lack of syn- chronization between the human element and the scientific." The result, he said, is a feeling of unrest among people in general and an inherent distrust in all our minds as to the suitability of our present institutions to properly fulfil these tasks. He said this results in considerable criticism and almost lack of co -operation. This is to be expected, he said and they should not be discouraged or frustrated if progress is not as rapid as desired. He concluded by saying that with in- tegrity of purpose followed up with per- severence, that in the not too distant future, the gap will be closed and all the establishments of authority will again be able to accomplish that which is required and with the respect and co-operation of all concerned. D.J. Cochrane, Director of Education and Secretary of the board, presided for the opening of the meeting and for the election of the chairman. Mr. Cochrane welcomed back the trustees with whom the administrative team had worked before and extended an especially warm welcome to the trustees (continued from page 1) for the compiling of a book, was referred to the parks chairman for answering, A letter from the Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities regarding a conven- tion on Sunday through Tuesday, February 4,5 and 6 at the Sheraton Hotel, Hamilton, dealing with Education was discussed, Clerk Graham informed council of a call he received from a representative of the Housing for Senior Citizens, stating she will be in the Village Tuesday, January 9 to discuss same. In other business, council discussed the Old Town Hall, the Beach Management AgreeMent, requests for street-lighting, an amendment to the traffic by-law and light fixtures in the Municipal Building. who had just become members of the board. Mr. Cochrane said, "Yours is not an en- viable position. Many times during the coming years you will find yourself caught between differing expectations of ratepayers, municipal councils, teaching employees, non-teaching employees, and the administrative staff." He offered, "The only advice I can give you in such situations is to 'play it cool'. Remember that collectively, acting as a board of education you have the power to legislate, set policy and generally oversee the operation of a multi-million dollar business dealing with a very precious and very fragile commodity--children." He asked, "Will you also bear in mind, however, that individually you are just that--individuals. As an individual you must accept the decision of the board and just as we must do our utmost to carry out the wishes of the board, so must you. The fact that we do not always agree with the decision is immaterial. The important thing is that it is the will of the majority of people charged by the residents of Huron County to make educated, educational decisions, that counts," Continuing, he said, "The year that lies ahead is going to be fraught with a number. of thorny problems. Almost before -you, have time to become actuStotned to -yourll 'new positions around the -board -room tables you will be faced with the task of striking a budget for the 1973 calendar. "A preliminary examination of the 1973 grant regulations from the Ministry of Education seems to indicate that, in spite of assurances received last year, we will he in difficulty again, insofar as expenditure ceilings are concerned. It will be necessary, therefore, for the Board to examine, re- examine and finally establish priorities, to ensure that the number of dollars we are told we can spend are spent in such a man- ner as to maximize the opportunities available to the young people of Huron County. "Add to this the responsibility of negotiating two salary agreements with the teachers and a Union Contract with non- teaching employees and you have four major tasks that lie before the Board this year. "This does not take into account a myriad of other tasks that include policy review, review of communications procedures, evaluation and possible in- troduction of new courses in the schools, the setting of new policies and the unexpec- ted day-to-day problems, that evolve in the' field of human relations. As I said, yours is not an enviable position but I do believe you will find it challenging, exciting, frustrating and, hopefully, interesting," he said. At this point Mr. Cochrane outlined several procedures for the nomination and election of the board chairman and then the vice-chairman, Following the vote an ad hoc striking committee was appointed, consisting of Board Chairman Hill, Mr, Shortreed, Mrs. Zinn and Mr. Rau to form the committees. The trustees were permitted to express their wishes in which committee they would like to serve. The new committees will be presented at the next regular board meeting, January 15. Huron County Warden Elmer Hayter of Varna, who attended along with over 20 spectators, spoke briefly and invited the trustees to attend the inaugural meeting of Huron County Council on Tuesday when a new warden would be elected to replace him. The spectators joined the trustees for cof- fee following adjournment. Ceremonies like this one were conducted throughtout the area last week and this as area municipal councils were sworn in for the next two-year term. Mullett clerk-treasurer, Clare Vincent (far right) swears in the. Hullett council at its inaugural meeting on Monday, The Members of council are (left to right) Charles Scanlon, deputy-reeve, Milton Dale, councillor, John Dewitt, councillor, Tom Duizer, councillor and Hugh Flynn, reeve, The next day Mr. Flynn missed by two votes becoming warden of Huron County. Hullett told to be creative "rebels" The inaugural meeting of the Hullett township council was held in Londesboro :Hall• on Monday morning. • • • Present: for ,the .opening ceremonies were ey. Stan MacDonald of LondeShOro• United Church, members of the grade eight class of Hullett Central School and several ratepayers. Following the oath of office administered by Clerk Clare Vincent, council called on Mr, MacDonald for a brief address. Mr. MacDonald called the inaugural ceremony one of the most significant services in a municipality and said that so often it slips by unnoticed. He said he was glad to see school children and other interested people present for what could be the last inaugural meeting in Hullett if regional government is brought in. He challenged the councillors to be rebels, He said there were two kinds of rebellion, the destructive kind such as the rioting in the streets he had seen while he was a minister in Regina, or the natural, purposeful, stimulating creative style of rebellion which brings progress. He urged the councillors to be the latter kind of rebel. Deputy Reeve Charles Scanlon was the first of the members of council to address those present. He said people had come to take for granted the fact that there would always be a council but that if the govern- ment continued its present course, they would soon be phased out. He said local councils have been in operation for many years and have been beneficial to the com- munity, He said inflation was one of the biggest headaches facing the council in the coming year because it made it hard for council to continue to provide services without raising taxes. Each of the other three councillors, Milton Dale, John Jewitt and Tom Duizer, spoke saying they did not know what problems the coming year held for them but they would try to deal with problems as best they could. Clare Vincent told those present that all regular council meetings are open to the public and they are welcome to come and see the workings of council. Mental Health Ass'tt well attended At the last regular meeting of the Goderich and District Association for the mentally retarded for 1972, which was well attended, it was decided that the Annual Meeting for the Association will be held on Monday, January 15, at 800 p.m. in the Queen Elizabeth School, with the subsequent election of a new Board of Directors, Members hope for a good turn out. At the regular meeting, mem- bers were informed by Paul' Carroll that, at the November 17 meeting of the Town County oil, Mrs. Betty Reid had been appointed as the Association's representative on the Municipal Day Nursery School Committee. The Association voted to keep a-financial in- terest ins the Day Nursery School in so far ria it affected the retarded children. The meeting was made in- teresting through a talk by the ladies 8. Malabar, M. Dickson and I,. Douglas, Paha Health Nurses from Croderich and Winghain. They explained and demonstrated the role of the Health Unit in infant care and how slow learners can be detec- ted even at an early sae. They also noted causes of retardation that made it clear that many cases developed af- ter birth through illness or mishap.