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Times-Advocate, 1979-06-06, Page 3A Book banners beaten Continued from front page told the board she had one more novel she wanted to check and had to vote against approval. She was joined by Gower and Henderson. Members of the concerned citizens group waited until the end of the board session to ask trustees to justify their decision. Grace Austin told the board the some of the novels it had approved used the name of God in a disrespeeful way against the belief of the community the board represented. Eugene Frayne, trustee for separate school sup porters, launched a tirade against the book controver sy after it became apparent the matter was going to con tinue, Frayne said he felt as if he was “damned if I do and damned if I don’t and I don’t mind using the word damn”. He said he felt like “packing it in” adding the book issue had “bugged him for three years”. “It’s almost impossible to find a solution that will please everyone in the coun ty,” he said. “If you went around this table I’ll bet you’d find four different opinions on the books amongst these 16 trustees.” Frayne said the board tried to be fair in its dealings for and against the novels adding he had “not changed his position hardly one bit since the day I came here”. He told the board he didn’t approve of literature that was “abusive or lowered the IDELLA TOMLINSON Suddenly at University Hospital, London, on Sun day, June 3, 1979, Idella (Baker) Tomlinson. Beloved wife of the late George Tomlinson (1966), in her 75th year. Sister of Verda (Mrs. Amiel Fischer) of RR 1, Dashwood, Lorreen (Mrs. William Smith) of Windsor, Sydney of Dashwood and predeceased by one sister, Florence Wein. Also sur viving are a number of nieces and nephews. Resting at the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, Dashwood, where the funeral service will take place on Wed nesday, June 6, at 2 D.m. Interment in Calvary United Church Cemetery, Dash wood, Rev. B. Guy of ficiating. MURRAY THOMPSON Suddenly at University Hospital on Friday, June 1, 1979, Murray John Thomp son of McGillivray Township in his 68th year. Beloved husband of Bernice Tweddle. Dear father of Marlene (Mrs. Frank Hunt) of Oshawa, Bill of Exeter and Jim of McGillivray Town ship. Dear brother of Andrew, Grace (Mrs. Wilfred Dixon) and Florence Hodgins of McGillivray, Edyth Watson of Lucan, Kay Hagger and Stuart of Bid- dulph Township and Minnie Barnes of New Westminster, B.C. Predeceased by one brother, Hiram of Toronto. Also survived by six grand children. Funeral service was held Monday from the T. Stephenson and Son Funeral Home, Ailsa Craig, with Mr. Peter Snell of ficiating. Interment St. James Cemetery, Clan- deb oye. dignity of man” adding “It’s not my job to study every book and say this is what the people of Huron County should be reading.” “When my car is broken I go to a garage, when I’m sick I go to a doctor, when my tooth aches I go to a den tist and when I want good food I go to a farmer,” said Frayne. “And when I want my kids educated I go to someone that is trained to do that.” He said he was doing his best as a trustee and was criticized for banning books and for not banning books. He said he had been told he had no morals or ethics for not banning some novels. “If we don’t have any morals or ethics what the hell are we doing here today?”, Greidanus told Frayne the trustee had two standards of living if what he said was true. He said he felt each person should have only one standard in life and should abide by it at all times ad ding that’s what God wants. Lloyd Barth raised the ire of the trustees telling them they were “hired men” and taxpayers were the employers. Barth said it was unfair of the board not to have a meeting with the con cerned parents. He added that as employees of tax payers parents should be telling trustees when the meeting will be rather than trustees saying there will be no meeting. “You are our paid representatives and it is your duty as paid employees to meet with us at our re quest,” he said. Elliott told Barth tax payers had the chance every two years to decide who their representatives will be. He said trustees are elected to represent people to operate an education system to the best of their ability to give students the best education possible. “Eighty percent of the parents in this county want this cleaned up and we represent that 80 percent.” said Barth. Elliott told the group the 15 minute question period was over and asked that the room be cleared to allow the board to continue its meeting in committee of the whole. He refused to allow the debate to continue and as the parents left the board office one woman exclaimed “may God have mercy on the children of Clinton school”. After the board meeting Barth was asked what action the concerned parents would take next. The Blyth resi dent said the matter was “in the hands of the Master, The Christ”. He said the group “takes direction from our leader, The Christ”. Health report is available Chairman of the Huron County Board of Health, Reeve Eileen Palmer of Goderich, said that while the annual report of the Huron County Health Unit is available to any member of council who requests it, the document wasn’t produced in quantity this year. “It was considered an un necessary expense,” said Reeve Palmer. The May report of the board of health to council also noted the committee will be investigating the ap parent increased workload of hospital liaison nurses in Huron County because of the recent hospital bed closings. Reeve Palmer said the problem for county health nurses is more visible in Clinton were there is a heavy demand for placements in nursing homes, private homemaking and home care. More babies are being delivered in Huron County hospitals, too, Reeve Palmer reported, which in volves Huron County health nurses in in-hospital and follow-up visits._■ •••••• Your Blood is Always Needed I BE A K BLOOD F: donor > • •••••* PUC lowers billing charge Members of Exeter coun cil have won their ba ttlewith the Public Utilities Commis sion over the amount to be paid for the sewer surcharge billing service the PUC provides for the town. The PUC had planned to raise the per bill fee from 46 cents to 60 cents, but in the face of strong criticism from council over the size of the increase, have now decided to charge only 54 cents per bill. It took the PUC two meetings this week to arrive at the new price. The initial discussion arose at their regular meeting Thursday after noon, when manager Hugh Davis suggested the con troversy with council may have arisen due to an error on his part. The Commission had pass ed a motion that the town be charged 60 cents per bill, but in his letter to council on April 30, Davis indicated that the Commission “would like” to implement the new charge, giving some council members the feeling that the price may be negotiable, although that was not the in tent of the Commission. Mayor Derry Boyle said Thursday that the letter should have advised council that the rate would piemen ted. Chairman Livingstone agreed, the original decision (for 60 cents) should stand. He said council’s only alternative then would be to bill the sewer surcharge themselves. Davis said he had written the letter to explain the new rate and with the intent of maintaining good relations with council. Mayor Boyle moved to have the price changed to 55 cents per bill, but Murray Greene said they should stick with the original mo tion. However, after Davis said the cost factor used may be high, Greene indicated he would be prepared to change the fee if it covered the cost for the PUC. The Commissioners then decided to hold another brief session Friday at which Davis would present new figures. At that session, the PUC agreed to rescind the earlier motion and then passed a new one calling for the new rate of 54 cents. be im- Chan saying IT WAS SLOW GOING - ■ Making it around the bases in Wednesday's donkey ball game in Lucan was very slow. Gord Worrall at the right is trying to encourage mote speed fiom his steed while Fred Cowdrey is tugging at his nag and Tom Dewan waves his qlove for a throw. T-A photo Expect more than 1OO for Big Brothers walk Everything is set to go for the second annual Big Brothers walkathon accor ding to Rob Grant of the local sponsoring organiza tion. Grant said he expects around 100 walkers to depart Saturday at 9 a.m. from the South Huron Rec Centre. As with last year’s successful walk which rais ed $2,500, a theme of a walk around Canada has been chosen. Walkers will pass through a variety of Cana dian places. The course for the walkathon departs from the rec centre, travels through Riverview Park, across to available from Gord’s Variety, Grant said. Funds from the walkathon sJutiTon'Mairi street The will hopefully be used walkers then head up Huron , towards ~the employment of street to Andrew street and then back to the rec centre. Once around will see four kilometres traversed with each walker asked to make four circuits of the course. Grant said the Big Brothers were emphasising the “fun” aspect of the walk with walkers who have not been sponsored more than welcome to come out. For those who would like to help the Big Brothers, pledge sheets are still Riverside Drive, over the bridges on the park’s island, across to Hill street and To continue meeting twice each month Although there was some question of the procedure in a vote, Monday, Exeter council defeated a motion calling for only one meeting per month during the two summer months. Council followed that plan last summer, but this week Councillor Lossy Fuller led the fight to maintain the nor- mal schedule of two meetings each month. She said it was necessary for members to keep in touch with the work and gained support in that con tention from Mayor Derry Boyle. Councillor Ted Wright said that dropping one of the monthly meetings was in violation of their bylaws and he noted that he would rather attend two short meetings than one long one each month. “You get out of touch,” he said, adding that summer meetings were probably more important than winter meetings as there were more local projects derway. When the vote was called, Councillors Fuller, Wright and Patterson voted against the plan for cutting off one meeting, while Reeve Sim mons and Deputy-Reeve MacGregor supported the motion they had presented. While Boyle ruled that the motion was defeated, Mrs. Fuller noted later that the town’s procedural bylaw called for non-votes to be considered as affirmative votes. This would mean that Councillors Williamson and Campbell, who didn’t vote on the question, would be ruled to have voted for the motion. However, Boyle said he didn’t agree with that suggestion and stuck by his decision in saying the mo tion to reduce the number of meetings had been lost. un- Shop for dad where dad shops. Let our helpful staff help you choose your gift from an ex cellent selection of quality men's clothing. 'Bad- SwanfaMa Men's Shoppe EXETER Council briefs Time»-Advocate, June 6, 1979 Page 3 Erosion plan shelved difference. There was some discus sion about the fact several citizens appeared to have refuse out too early for the once-a-month pickups, but Kells said they may have become confused about the date. Wright noted that the gar bage bylaw stipulates the length of time any refuse can be set out on the boulevard prior to pickup time. Councillor Marilyn Williamson questioned the need for two pickups in May and again in the fall when people are cleaning up their yards. The sanitation committee was asked suggestion. * Council committee-of-the-whole this Monday to give their final consideration to the 1979 budget. It is expected to be tabled at the next meeting in June, making it one of the latest budget approvals in recent years, considering the fact members have been in office since December 1. to consider this * * will meet in new the this Add to plan staff 401Main Street, Exeter, 235-0991 Playhouse will shake You’ll be able to ‘shake the dice’ and ‘shake your body’ this Saturday, June 9, when the Huron Country Playhouse celebrates its 8th anniversary. The Playhouse Board of Trustees, with the aid of many enthusiastic volunteers, has organized a special combination Monte Carlo Night and Disco Dance that takes place a 9 p.m. at the Playhouse. The games of chance will be in action in the Stable Fare section, while the disco dance, featuring ‘Disco Dave’ and ‘The Ice Man’, will take place on the theatre stage. Along with the games and dancing, there will also be food and a bar available. Admission is free with the purchase of a 1979 Playhouse subscription ticket (two per ticket), or $5 per couple at the door. Special prizes will be award ed for best dancer and best costume. Subscription ticket sales for the 1979 Huron Country Playhouse season are off to the fastest start ever accor ding to James Murphy, Ar tistic Director, “We’ve already reached the 1,300 mark,” Mr. Murphy said, ‘‘and we should reach the 1,700 target shortly.” A lot Of the credit for the brisk sales has to go to the many volunteers who have organized subscription par ties, Their diligent work has contributed a great deal. a full time, part-time staff person for the Big Brothers. As a souvenir of the walk, all walkers will receive a button plus free pop along the route. There will be three check points which will be manned until 2 p.m. An added feature of this year’s walk will be a marathon featuring a dozen runners from the London area. Also running will be Albert Van Dyken of Exeter. 'Die winner will receive a plaque while other runners will receive a certificate. Grant added that he’s hopeful of “a good turnout and good weather.” A continuation of the ero sion control project on the stream below the Exeter dam has been shelved for this year. W.A. Mungall, resources manager for the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority, advised council in a letter this week that other erosion control projects in the watershed have been given a higher priority for this year. Council agreed to ask the Authority to have the pro ject put in the budget for 1980. ft it * The ministry of the solicitor general has provid ed a larger grant than ex pected for the five Huron towns involved in the central dispatch for police departments. Clerk Liz Bell said week the $20,358.20 grant received by Exeter is ac tually 77.82 percent of their share of the capital cost. It was expected the grant would only be 75 percent. Mrs. Bell said the in crease was due to a change in the sales tax. Chief Day advised council the new system is now operating fine after a few problems were ironed out. Hr ★ At Roads and drains com mittee chairman Ted Wright indicated that there has probably never been a spr ing and summer when there have been fewer complaints from citizens about dust and other problems. He suggested that the in crease in the number of pav ed streets was partially responsible and said it made him feel good to realize progress was being made in this regard. * * * Works superintendent Glenn Kells advised council he doesn’t think there has been any great increase in the amount of refuse put out for special garbage pickups due to the recent move to charge citizens for taking their own garbage to the dump. While he said it was dif ficult to tell, he didn’t think there was any great Huron County Council has authorized the planning board to look into hiring or contracting an additional staff member to work on zoning bylaws. This staff member would be a junior person, according to plan ning director Gary Davidson. Davidson said the plan- planning department for the ning department has been purpose of doing zoning working on secondary plans bylaws, but that request was but the zoning bylaws are x’ J— ’-------x-------- just not getting done. “Municipalities that have had their secondary plans done for some time are fin ding it more and more dif ficult to implement those plans without the zoning bylaws,” said Davidson. An extra body was re- • quested last year by the turned down by county coun cil. 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